Housing in TN4 9HS
What the homes in TN4 9HS 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
- 1,750 (2024)
TN4 9HSTunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (47.6%). Flats make up 24.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN4 9HS area is below that, at 49.3%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.7% of households against 20.5%. 18.3% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented24.7%20.5%
- Social rented25%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 2.5 people living in it. 29.7% 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 25.4%. 34% 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 9HS sits in (Southborough East & Longfield Road): about 1,750 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.