Sold £4,873/m² · Median sold £502,581 (1,109 sales) · Index +0.4% y/y · Turnover 2.2% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Tunbridge Wells?
EPC A or B
14%
EPC D or worse
54%
What does Tunbridge Wells cost?
Tunbridge Wells: sold price per m² £4,873/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,109 sales). -3.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£4,873/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,109 sales
-3.3% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,109 sales.
Sold price
£502,581 12 months to Jun 2026
1,109 sales
-0.8% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,109 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£477,305 12 months to Sep 2026
4,538 listings
-2.8% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,538 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £4,237/m² in Sep 2016 to £5,177/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £450,201 in Sep 2016 to £481,581 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £450,000 in Jan 2022 to £500,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,616/m² in Aug 2025 to £5,099/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 99% in Jan 2022 to 96% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 99.1 in Jan 2022 to 101.7 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,158 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,117 lets
+5% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,117 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,700/month in Aug 2025 to £1,700/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 2.8% in Jan 2022 to 3.4% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 86.7 in Jan 2022 to 103.2 in Sep 2026.
How does Tunbridge Wells vary by home size?
Asking price in Tunbridge Wells runs from £205,538 for 1 bedroom to £1,241,745 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Tunbridge Wells. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£205,538
12 months to Sep 2026
-3% on the previous 12 months
488
2 bedrooms
£340,537
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.5% on the previous 12 months
1279
3 bedrooms
£494,823
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.4% on the previous 12 months
1299
4 bedrooms
£800,013
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.8% on the previous 12 months
951
5+ bedrooms
£1,241,745
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.1% on the previous 12 months
492
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Tunbridge Wells?
Tunbridge Wells: turnover 2.2% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,176 sales). -29.2% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.2% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,176 sales
-29.2% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,176 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,423 12 months to Sep 2026
2,423 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,423 listings.
New listings
2,769 12 months to Sep 2026
2,769 listings
+15.1% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,769 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 130 in Aug 2025 to 294 in Sep 2026.New listings: 196 in Jan 2022 to 343 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 46 in Jan 2022 to 153 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,308 in Sep 2026 to 3,683 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 188 days in Jan 2022 to 208 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Tunbridge Wells?
82 agents listed homes for sale in Tunbridge Wells; the three largest took 18% of the listings.
Agents active
82
Top three agents’ share
18%
New homes among listings
7.1%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Tunbridge Wells?
Corporate landlords hold 76% of the 2,108 units in Tunbridge Wells whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords76% of classified · 1,606 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)13% of classified · 283 units
RMC5.6% of classified · 119 units
Housing associations4.7% of classified · 100 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Tunbridge Wells rank?
Tunbridge Wells ranks 2nd of 12 local authorities in Kent for sold price per m², at £4,873/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Kent
Tunbridge Wells ranks 2nd of 12 local authorities in Kent for sold price per m², at £4,873/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Kent, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
GraveshamNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,402/m² · Sep 2026
MaidstoneNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,739/m² · Sep 2026
SevenoaksNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,847/m² · Sep 2026
RotherNext door, in another county · Asking £3,826/m² · Sep 2026
WealdenNext door, in another county · Asking £4,486/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Tunbridge Wells
What is the median house price in Tunbridge Wells?
Homes in Tunbridge Wells sold for a median £502,581 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,109 sales. Per square metre that is £4,873/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Tunbridge Wells changed?
-3.3% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Tunbridge Wells?
Homes to let in Tunbridge Wells asked a median £1,589/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,158 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Tunbridge Wells?
3.6% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,117 lets. +5% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Tunbridge Wells?
2.2% of the homes in Tunbridge Wells changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,176 sales.
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Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.