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Council tax bands in Tunbridge Wells

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Tunbridge Wells has the smallest share of terraced houses (18.6%), the smallest share of bungalows (5.8%) and the largest share of one-bedroom homes (15.1%) of the twelve councils in Kent. It also has the smallest share of three-bedroom homes (35.7%) and the largest share of homes built before 1919 (33.5%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA6B10C27D21E14F10G11H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA6B10C27D21E14F10G11H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Flats and semis, almost level

Flats and maisonettes (26.1%) only just outnumber the other types in Tunbridge Wells; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses (25.7%), detached houses (21.9%), terraced houses and bungalows. The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Reigate and Banstead, followed by St Albans and Windsor and Maidenhead. It also counts 310 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in semi-detached houses: 4.4 points above the share there (21.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes26.1%ABCDTerraced houses18.6%CDESemi-detached houses25.7%CDEDetached houses21.9%EFGBungalows5.8%BCDEFGCaravans and mobile homes0.5%ABAnnexes0.6%ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.3%) and one-bedroom. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 21.8%. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.73 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom15.1%2 bedrooms27.3%3 bedrooms35.7%4 bedrooms14.8%5 bedrooms4.9%6+ bedrooms2.1%

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England30%Before19004%1900–19188%1919–193912%1945–196419%1965–198210%1983–19998%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England30%<19004%19008%191912%194519%196510%19838%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (29.9%), from 1965 to 1982 (19.2%) and from 1945 to 1964 (12.1%). Some 4,600 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 8.9% of these newer homes and 17.5% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built before 1900, band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band D for those built from 1945 to 1964. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 370 homes (+0.70%). The busiest single year was 2022, with 710 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFGBuilt before 2016ABCDEFG

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Tunbridge Wells gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 61.4%, with band C the largest single band (26.8%). The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 16.8%, is 26.3 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, G, B, F, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 620 homes. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of East Hampshire.

Share of homes in each bandA6.6%B10.2%C26.8%D21.0%E13.6%F9.9%G10.7%H1.2%Tunbridge WellsSouth EastEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Tunbridge Wells are Chichester (8.5), Wealden (9.9) and South Oxfordshire (11.5); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (97.1).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Tunbridge Wells comes 20th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Runnymede and just ahead of Wealden. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveTunbridge Wells 22%2%40%