Housing in TN15 9BB
What the homes in TN15 9BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,017 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (66.4%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN15 9BB area is well above that, at 87.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.9% of households against 20.5%. 47.7% own outright and 40.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented7.9%20.5%
- Social rented3.5%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 2.6 people living in it. 17.1% 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 30.8%. 33.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Tonbridge and Malling
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tonbridge and Malling, August 2026, +3.2% 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 TN15 9BB sits in (Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne): about 2,017 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.