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The average house price in Tunbridge Wells is £520,552 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 2.0%.

England / Kent

Tunbridge Wells

£520,552

Average price, last 12 months

−2.0% in a year
OCT 2016£418kSEPT 2026£521k

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What can I buy with my budget in Tunbridge Wells?

With £530,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Tunbridge Wells.

£530,000

Tunbridge Wells

  • Flats

    £286,583

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £430,092

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £522,297

    In budget

  • Detached

    £888,356

    £358k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Tunbridge Wells?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Tunbridge Wells costs £2,604 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Tunbridge Wells

    £2,604

    a month

    Average price
    £520,552
    Deposit
    £52,055
    Mortgage
    £468,497
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £104,110

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £888,356

Semi-detached

  • £522,297

Terraced

  • £430,092

Flats

  • £286,583

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Tunbridge Wells

Mostly semi-detached houses

23%
29%
22%
25%

How much do prices vary within Tunbridge Wells?

In Tunbridge Wells the priciest area costs 3.0× the cheapest.

Tunbridge Wells16 areas

Cheapest: Paddock Wood, £411,945. Priciest: Bidborough, £1,255,321.

Paddock Wood: £411,945Sandhurst: £435,777Rusthall: £436,920Capel: £465,397Cranbrook & Sissinghurst: £468,842Southborough: £476,374Lamberhurst: £482,145Pembury: £498,207Hawkhurst: £503,363Horsmonden: £607,976Brenchley: £663,439Goudhurst: £728,484Benenden: £746,800Frittenden: £771,136Speldhurst: £822,219Bidborough: £1,255,321
  • Tunbridge Wells average, £520,552

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Tunbridge Wells?

Tunbridge Wells has 43 public parks among 352 green space sites. Green space covers 1.2% of the area: about 33 m² per resident, or 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Tunbridge Wells

    1.2%

    of the land is green space
    33 m² per resident, or 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    43 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Tunbridge Wells?

Tunbridge Wells has about 2.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 901 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Tunbridge Wells
2.5 people per football pitch of land · 901 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Tunbridge Wells?

Prices in Tunbridge Wells were down on a year earlier in 30 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 2.0% on a year earlier.

Tunbridge Wells30 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    £520,552

Change over 1 year

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    −£10,564

Change over ~10 years

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    +£99,577

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    1,407

Number of postcodes

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    5,487

Households (Census 2021)

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    48,242

Household density

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    377 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    115,390

Population density

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    901 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    33 m² per resident · more than 55% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    1.2%

Public parks

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    43

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    56 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    +0.2%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    15 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    DEC 2023 · £622,273

Most common price band

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    £500k – £1m · 30.1%

Detached average

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    £888,356

Semi-detached average

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    £522,297

Terraced average

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    £430,092

Flats average

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    £286,583

Detached share of sales

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    23.3%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    28.9%

Terraced share of sales

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    22.3%

Flats share of sales

  • Tunbridge Wells

    England / Kent / Tunbridge Wells

    25.5%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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