Housing in TN4 8SH
What the homes in TN4 8SH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ramslye & Rusthall
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,917 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.1%). Flats make up 23.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.3% of households in the TN4 8SH area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented30.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.3%). 26.5% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TN4 8SH (Ramslye & Rusthall) (about 1,917 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.