Housing in TN18 5PS
What the homes in TN18 5PS 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)
TN18 5PSCranbrook
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (45%). Flats make up 3.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN18 5PS 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.
- 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
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.2%. 25.1% 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 TN18 5PS 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.