Housing in TN9 2BU
What the homes in TN9 2BU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tonbridge Town
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,843 (2024)
TN9 2BUTonbridge
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.6%). Flats make up 32.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
60.1% of households in the TN9 2BU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 23.8% own outright and 36.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented21.8%20.5%
- Social rented16.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (23.4%). 25.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Tonbridge and Malling
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tonbridge and Malling (August 2026, +3.2% 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 TN9 2BU (Tonbridge Town) (about 1,843 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.