Housing in TN1 1BE
What the homes in TN1 1BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells Central
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,713 (2024)
TN1 1BETunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (38.5%). Flats make up 85.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN1 1BE area is well below that, at 39%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 55.7% of households against 20.5%. 19.9% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned39%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented55.7%20.5%
- Social rented5.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 49.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 38.8%. 13.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Tunbridge Wells
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tunbridge Wells, August 2026, +4.5% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TN1 1BE sits in (Tunbridge Wells Central): about 1,713 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.