Tunbridge Wells property market
In Tunbridge Wells (South East) the average private rent is £1,517/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £448,822 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 10% above and house prices 66% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 4.1%.
- Average rent
- £1,517/mo
- +4.7% YoY
- Average house price
- £448,822
- -0.1% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 4.1%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 24.7
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Tunbridge Wells
The average home in Tunbridge Wells costs about 24.7 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 24.7), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Go deeper
- Rent in Tunbridge Wells (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£1,517
- House prices in Tunbridge Wells (by property type)£448,822
Nearby areas in South East
- Spelthorne£1,631/mo · £436,349
- Woking£1,618/mo · £436,416
- Surrey Heath£1,508/mo · £444,858
- Winchester£1,505/mo · £462,014
- South Oxfordshire£1,381/mo · £466,091
- Hart£1,418/mo · £473,396
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Tunbridge Wells?
- The average monthly private rent in Tunbridge Wells is £1,517, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +4.7% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Tunbridge Wells?
- The average house price in Tunbridge Wells is £448,822 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), -0.1% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Tunbridge Wells?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£18,204) by the average house price (£448,822) gives a gross rental yield of 4.1% in Tunbridge Wells. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Tunbridge Wells?
- In Tunbridge Wells the average house price equals about 24.7 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 24.7). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.