Housing in TN12 8BL
What the homes in TN12 8BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,850 (2024)
TN12 8BLTonbridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (37.1%). Flats make up 12.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN12 8BL area is above that, at 70.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 39.1% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented15%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 27.2% 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 22.4%. 28% 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 8BL sits in (Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst): about 1,850 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.