Housing in TN4 9SU
What the homes in TN4 9SU 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
- 1,658 (2024)
TN4 9SUTunbridge Wells
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (61.4%). Flats make up 17.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN4 9SU area is well above that, at 87.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11% of households against 20.5%. 50.6% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented11%20.5%
- Social rented1.2%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. 23.3% 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 28.6%. 31.2% 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 9SU sits in (Tunbridge Wells West): about 1,658 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.