Housing in TN2 5ND
What the homes in TN2 5ND 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
- 1,700 (2024)
TN2 5NDTunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (47.9%). Flats make up 22.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN2 5ND area is above that, at 83.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.2% of households against 20.5%. 48.8% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented14.2%20.5%
- Social rented2.5%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. 28.7% 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 23%. 25.9% 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 5ND sits in (Tunbridge Wells South): about 1,700 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.