Rent Rises
South East · September 2026

Rent in Tunbridge Wells is up

+5.0%

The average private rent in Tunbridge Wells is now £1,543 a month, £73 more than in September 2025. That's £876 a year more for the average renter. It's 121st of 334 areas, and 13th of 64 in South East.

Since 2015

£864£1,106£1,348£1,589201520172019202120232025
━ Tunbridge Wells   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Tunbridge Wells£1,543+5.0%+35%
South East£1,438+3.5%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in Tunbridge Wells is up 5.0% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£1,062+4.9%
2 bed£1,414+5.0%
3 bed£1,714+5.4%
4+ bed£2,479+4.6%
Flat / maisonette£1,235+4.5%
Terraced£1,536+5.4%
Semi-detached£1,680+5.4%
Detached£2,221+4.7%

Nearby in the table

Lewes +5.4%South Oxfordshire +5.2%Gravesham +5.0%Winchester +4.8%Horsham +4.8%Vale of White Horse +4.8%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000116), published 9:30am on 21 October 2026. Averages across all private tenancies, not asking rents. Five-year change compares September 2026 with September 2021. Method · Journalists