Housing in TN17 3BE
What the homes in TN17 3BE 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)
TN17 3BECranbrook
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.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN17 3BE 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.
- 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
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 17.6%. 27.3% 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 3BE 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.