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Housing in TN2 3YB

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

Neighbourhood
Tonbridge Town
Council
Tonbridge and Malling
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,158 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (64.5%). Flats make up 11.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

TN2 3YBEngland
Detached9.4%22.9%
Semi-detached64.5%31.5%
Terraced14.2%23%
Purpose-built flat11.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.1% of households in the TN2 3YB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 6.4% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 20.8% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.

TN2 3YB
48%
41%
England
  • Owned48.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.9%1%
  • Private rented6.4%20.5%
  • Social rented40.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TN2 3YBEngland
Owned outright20.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.5%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council5.5%8.3%
From a housing association35.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TN2 3YBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.3%). 35.4% of households include dependent children.

TN2 3YBEngland
Living alone, under 6610.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%12.8%
Couple, no children14.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Tonbridge and Malling

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tonbridge and Malling (August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Tonbridge and MallingEngland
All homes£1,489£1,459
One bedroom£1,032£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,333£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,626£1,489
Four or more£2,480£2,161
Detached£2,200£1,640
Semi-detached£1,593£1,449
Terraced£1,427£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,219£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 3YB (Tonbridge Town) (about 2,158 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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