Housing in TN9 2LA
What the homes in TN9 2LA 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
- 2,158 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (64.5%). Flats make up 11.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN9 2LA area is below that, at 48.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.4% of households against 20.5%. 20.8% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.9%1%
- Private rented6.4%20.5%
- Social rented40.6%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 2.6 people living in it. 22.2% 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 24.3%. 35.4% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TN9 2LA sits in (Tonbridge Town): about 2,158 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.