Housing in TN1 1UP
What the homes in TN1 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells South
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,675 (2024)
TN1 1UPTunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (26.9%). Flats make up 65%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN1 1UP area is below that, at 52%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 43.2% of households against 20.5%. 24.2% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned52%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented43.2%20.5%
- Social rented4.5%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 1.9 people living in it. 44.4% 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 35.6%. 17.3% 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 1UP sits in (Tunbridge Wells South): about 1,675 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.