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Housing in TN17 3BB

What the homes in TN17 3BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden
Council
Tunbridge Wells
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,501 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (40.7%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

TN17 3BBEngland
Detached13.2%22.9%
Semi-detached40.7%31.5%
Terraced33.2%23%
Purpose-built flat11.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN17 3BB area is below that, at 46.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.6% of households against 20.5%. 26% own outright and 20.5% with a mortgage.

TN17 3BB
46%
14%
34%
England
  • Owned46.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.6%1%
  • Private rented13.6%20.5%
  • Social rented34.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

TN17 3BBEngland
Owned outright26%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council4.6%8.3%
From a housing association29.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TN17 3BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 17.6%. 27.3% of households include dependent children.

TN17 3BBEngland
Living alone, under 6615.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%7.7%
Rents

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.

Tunbridge WellsEngland
All homes£1,533£1,459
One bedroom£1,056£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,405£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,702£1,489
Four or more£2,462£2,161
Detached£2,206£1,640
Semi-detached£1,668£1,449
Terraced£1,525£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,228£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TN17 3BB sits in (Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden): about 1,501 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.

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