Housing in TN5 6BH
What the homes in TN5 6BH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mayfield & Wadhurst
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,761 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
TN5 6BHWadhurst
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (37.8%). Flats make up 19.2%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66% of households in the TN5 6BH area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 39.8% own outright and 26.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned66%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented10.9%20.5%
- Social rented22.6%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. 35.5% 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 (21.8%). 22.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wealden
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wealden (August 2026, +1.6% 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 TN5 6BH (Mayfield & Wadhurst) (about 1,761 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.