Housing in TN2 3BL
What the homes in TN2 3BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- High Brooms & Sherwood
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,894 (2024)
TN2 3BLTunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44.2%). Flats make up 18.1%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN2 3BL area is well below that, at 37.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.9% of households against 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented14.9%20.5%
- Social rented46.2%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 2.8 people living in it. 24.2% 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 25.6%. 35.7% 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 TN2 3BL sits in (High Brooms & Sherwood): about 1,894 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.