Housing in TN12 6UP
What the homes in TN12 6UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,131 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (50.2%). Flats make up 10.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN12 6UP area is broadly in line with that, at 67.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.6% of households against 20.5%. 37.4% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented8.6%20.5%
- Social rented23.2%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 2.4 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.7%. 26.9% 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 TN12 6UP sits in (Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green): about 1,131 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.