Housing in TN1 2PY
What the homes in TN1 2PY 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
- 2,076 (2024)
TN1 2PYTunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (32.2%). Flats make up 65.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN1 2PY area is below that, at 50%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 46.6% of households against 20.5%. 24.8% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned50%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented46.6%20.5%
- Social rented3.1%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 2.0 people living in it. 39.1% 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 29%. 21.9% 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 2PY sits in (Tunbridge Wells Central): about 2,076 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.