Housing in TN2 3RD
What the homes in TN2 3RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ferndale & Hawkenbury
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,025 (2024)
TN2 3RDTunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (33.1%). Flats make up 42%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN2 3RD area is broadly in line with that, at 63.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.3% of households against 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented19.3%20.5%
- Social rented17.1%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 2.1 people living in it. 38.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 24.4%. 23.7% 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 3RD sits in (Ferndale & Hawkenbury): about 2,025 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.