Housing in TN2 5BB
What the homes in TN2 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells South
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,710 (2024)
TN2 5BBTunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (37.2%). Flats make up 14%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN2 5BB area is above that, at 83%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.3% of households against 20.5%. 39% own outright and 44% with a mortgage.
- Owned83%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented15.3%20.5%
- Social rented1.4%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 2.6 people living in it. 22.2% 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 36.4%. 40.2% 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 5BB sits in (Tunbridge Wells South): about 1,710 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.