What can you afford in Tunbridge Wells?
1,309 homes changed hands in Tunbridge Wells over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £445,000 or less, a quarter for under £320,000, and three quarters for under £687,500. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £89,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £89,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 9.3× the local median full-time salary of £47,896 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Tunbridge Wells
£445,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £320,000
- Three quarters under
- £687,500
- Sales
- 1,309
- HPI average
- £452,286
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,309 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 2% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 4.4% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 13% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 36.2% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 57.5% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £255,000 · 305 | ≈£51,000 |
| Terraced house | £375,000 · 309 | ≈£75,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £465,000 · 355 | ≈£93,000 |
| Detached house | £800,000 · 340 | ≈£160,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Tunbridge Wells average prices up 0% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Torbay
- Torfaen
- Torridge
- Tower Hamlets
- Trafford
- Uttlesford
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Vale of White Horse
- Wakefield
- Walsall
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.