Will house prices increase in Tunbridge Wells?

Tunbridge Wells is home to 115,000 people and the quality of property, not the quantity, is the priority here.

That makes it an investment with a slightly different profile to places like Manchester, Birmingham and other up-and-coming 2025 UK property hotspots. In those places, there are far more people than property, creating a huge demand for property of all types.

There is not an overall shortage of homes, but there is a lack of available high end accommodation. That makes luxury developments with good links to in demand parts of town a great investment for any buyer.

Where to buy property in Tunbridge Wells?

Places of interest in Tunbridge Wells include properties close to:

• The town centre
• The train station
• The best schools

Competition for quality homes in these areas is high and demand is always growing. This makes both rents and house prices go up in these areas, even though there is technically no overall shortage of housing.

If you can find a luxury property which offers a high end lifestyle in these areas of Tunbridge Wells, you can give yourself the best chance of investing successfully and benefitting from the town’s growing property market.

House price growth in Tunbridge Wells

Data from the Land Registry, reported by Kent Live in January 2025, shows the potential capital appreciation on offer with property for sale in Tunbridge Wells:

• UK annual house price growth – 1.7%
• Kent annual house price growth – 3.4%
• Tunbridge Wells annual house price growth – 8.1%

That puts the average house price in Tunbridge Wells up to £479,433, and makes it the fastest growing town in Kent over the last full year on record.

Rental Growth in Tunbridge Wells

The story is similar with rental growth in Tunbridge Wells. Data from the Office for National Statistics in January 2025 shows that the average rent in the town has reached £1,397. That represents:

• 4% growth in the last year
• 6% growth for apartments

Breaking it down by property type, the ONS data shows:

• 1% rental growth for one-bed apartments
• 5% rental growth for two-bed apartments
• 4% rental growth for three-bed apartments
• 7% rental growth for four-or-more bed apartments

By analysing the ONS data over the last year, we can see this is a very good time to invest in apartments in Tunbridge Wells where rents are growing faster than the local, regional and national average.

Specifically, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are growing the fastest and represent a real opportunity for landlords looking for Tunbridge Wells buy to let property.

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