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Postcode · Tunbridge Wells

Housing in TN2 3DQ

What the homes in TN2 3DQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Southborough East & Longfield Road
Council
Tunbridge Wells
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
3,425 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.1%). Flats make up 20.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

TN2 3DQEngland
Detached16%22.9%
Semi-detached49.1%31.5%
Terraced14.9%23%
Purpose-built flat19.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.4% of households in the TN2 3DQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 27.3% own outright and 43.1% with a mortgage.

TN2 3DQ
70%
14%
England
  • Owned70.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.3%1%
  • Private rented13.9%20.5%
  • Social rented9.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TN2 3DQEngland
Owned outright27.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.9%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association7.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TN2 3DQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29.4%). 34.1% of households include dependent children.

TN2 3DQEngland
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.9%12.8%
Couple, no children21.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TN2 3DQ (Southborough East & Longfield Road) (about 3,425 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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