Housing in TN2 5EE
What the homes in TN2 5EE 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
- 1,798 (2024)
TN2 5EETunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (47.4%). Flats make up 28%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN2 5EE area is above that, at 73.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.4% of households against 20.5%. 42.4% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented13.4%20.5%
- Social rented11.8%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 2.3 people living in it. 28% 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 22.6%. 26.1% 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 5EE sits in (Tunbridge Wells South): about 1,798 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.