Housing in TN17 2RT
What the homes in TN17 2RT 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
- 1,443 (2024)
TN17 2RTCranbrook
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (48.5%). Flats make up 6.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN17 2RT area is above that, at 73.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.3% of households against 20.5%. 42.6% own outright and 31.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented20.3%20.5%
- Social rented5.8%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 2.5 people living in it. 24.9% 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 23.9%. 27.2% 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 TN17 2RT sits in (Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst): about 1,443 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.