Housing in TN4 9RT
What the homes in TN4 9RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tunbridge Wells West
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,195 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (39.2%). Flats make up 56.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN4 9RT area is broadly in line with that, at 63.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.2% of households against 20.5%. 36.6% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.4%1%
- Private rented24.2%20.5%
- Social rented9.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 23.3%. 20.3% 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 9RT sits in (Tunbridge Wells West): about 2,195 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.