Housing in TN4 9EE
What the homes in TN4 9EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Southborough East & Longfield Road
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,393 (2024)
TN4 9EETunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (41.4%). Flats make up 11%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN4 9EE area is above that, at 73.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.1% of households against 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 37.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented8.1%20.5%
- Social rented18.4%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 28.9%. 35.2% 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 TN4 9EE sits in (Southborough East & Longfield Road): about 1,393 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.