Housing in TN2 4PH
What the homes in TN2 4PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pembury & Matfield
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
TN2 4PHTunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (31.3%). Flats make up 23.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN2 4PH area is broadly in line with that, at 57.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.1% of households against 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented16.1%20.5%
- Social rented23.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.1%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. 30.4% 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 20.6%. 26.2% 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 4PH sits in (Pembury & Matfield): about 1,571 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.