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Housing in TN18 5PR

What the homes in TN18 5PR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst
Council
Tunbridge Wells
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,447 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (45%). Flats make up 3.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TN18 5PREngland
Detached45%22.9%
Semi-detached43.8%31.5%
Terraced6.7%23%
Purpose-built flat3.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN18 5PR area is above that, at 76.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.9% of households against 20.5%. 46.8% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

TN18 5PR
76%
14%
England
  • Owned76.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented8.9%20.5%
  • Social rented14%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

TN18 5PREngland
Owned outright46.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association11.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TN18 5PREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.2%. 25.1% of households include dependent children.

TN18 5PREngland
Living alone, under 669.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children17.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%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 TN18 5PR sits in (Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst): about 1,447 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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