Housing in TN2 3FL
What the homes in TN2 3FL 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)
TN2 3FLTunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.1%). Flats make up 20.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN2 3FL area is above that, at 70.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.9% of households against 20.5%. 27.3% own outright and 43.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.3%1%
- Private rented13.9%20.5%
- Social rented9.4%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. 26.8% 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 29.4%. 34.1% 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 TN2 3FL sits in (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.