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Tunbridge Wells · report

Past price cycles in Tunbridge Wells

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 7 times since 1995. The deepest began in November 2007.

Deepest fall
−22.2%
Recovery from the low
49 months

Prices in Tunbridge Wells and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Tunbridge Wells
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodTunbridge WellsUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026627.3534.7
Jul 2026625.1532.9
Jun 2026619.7530.1
May 2026617.9533.1
Apr 2026622.0530.6
Mar 2026624.7526.0
Feb 2026617.8527.6
Jan 2026623.2526.4
Dec 2025628.8524.8
Nov 2025632.8529.6
Oct 2025630.4528.4
Sep 2025624.1527.8
Aug 2025628.1529.8
Jul 2025628.3526.5
Jun 2025635.9522.4
May 2025626.8517.1
Apr 2025622.6509.5
Mar 2025609.5524.8
Feb 2025610.5518.5
Jan 2025613.6518.8
Dec 2024627.9517.0
Nov 2024638.4518.0
Oct 2024634.0519.4
Sep 2024614.7518.4
Aug 2024586.6519.1
Jul 2024586.3514.0
Jun 2024577.6508.3
May 2024585.9506.3
Apr 2024595.4502.2
Mar 2024614.8499.5
Feb 2024622.6498.6
Jan 2024613.1501.2
Dec 2023603.0501.6
Nov 2023613.7505.9
Oct 2023612.5509.4
Sep 2023618.9511.7
Aug 2023606.3514.2
Jul 2023605.9511.4
Jun 2023605.7505.8
May 2023611.4503.9
Apr 2023608.1502.2
Mar 2023600.1501.1
Feb 2023607.5506.8
Jan 2023628.3511.0
Dec 2022652.8515.4
Nov 2022651.2519.5
Oct 2022649.7520.3
Sep 2022641.4520.3
Aug 2022636.5519.2
Jul 2022625.6514.8
Jun 2022606.6505.4
May 2022597.0499.4
Apr 2022592.8493.8
Mar 2022599.4488.0
Feb 2022596.3486.2
Jan 2022586.7485.7
Dec 2021579.3480.1
Nov 2021584.9477.7
Oct 2021590.3468.5
Sep 2021583.8480.5
Aug 2021584.1466.8
Jul 2021571.0453.1
Jun 2021568.5475.4
May 2021559.2451.4
Apr 2021565.8448.4
Mar 2021567.5455.2
Feb 2021560.9448.6
Jan 2021556.7447.3
Dec 2020553.4447.3
Nov 2020552.2443.9
Oct 2020541.7439.4
Sep 2020539.1435.7
Aug 2020527.6431.1
Jul 2020510.8426.9
Jun 2020522.6423.4
May 2020526.7417.6
Apr 2020541.3415.5
Mar 2020521.0419.7
Feb 2020527.9416.0
Jan 2020529.9418.4
Dec 2019531.3418.1
Nov 2019524.7418.7
Oct 2019536.1420.2
Sep 2019538.5421.3
Aug 2019539.0421.0
Jul 2019526.0419.6
Jun 2019526.4415.0
May 2019518.3413.2
Apr 2019514.4412.6
Mar 2019517.8409.7
Feb 2019526.6410.8
Jan 2019528.5411.8
Dec 2018528.8414.4
Nov 2018536.8415.3
Oct 2018542.7417.1
Sep 2018545.5417.5
Aug 2018544.1418.3
Jul 2018542.0417.0
Jun 2018543.7411.9
May 2018538.7409.2
Apr 2018541.6407.5
Mar 2018529.0403.7
Feb 2018528.4406.1
Jan 2018519.9405.0
Dec 2017521.5406.5
Nov 2017515.5404.9
Oct 2017520.5406.0
Sep 2017526.2405.7
Aug 2017527.1407.2
Jul 2017524.4405.4
Jun 2017518.4400.2
May 2017510.6396.8
Apr 2017510.4394.4
Mar 2017507.5388.3
Feb 2017514.2389.1
Jan 2017507.8388.3
Dec 2016510.1388.7
Nov 2016514.0388.0
Oct 2016516.7386.2
Sep 2016515.1387.5
Aug 2016504.7388.1
Jul 2016505.5388.1
Jun 2016498.4384.0
May 2016490.8380.4
Apr 2016479.7376.0
Mar 2016484.1374.6
Feb 2016490.5370.8
Jan 2016485.8370.6
Dec 2015471.1369.6
Nov 2015461.4368.4
Oct 2015464.1365.6
Sep 2015472.8365.1
Aug 2015468.4364.3
Jul 2015469.9361.0
Jun 2015454.6355.0
May 2015445.8352.3
Apr 2015432.1348.5
Mar 2015427.3345.5
Feb 2015424.9344.2
Jan 2015431.1343.9
Dec 2014435.1345.7
Nov 2014440.0344.9
Oct 2014440.4346.1
Sep 2014438.8346.6
Aug 2014433.3346.2
Jul 2014416.2342.2
Jun 2014407.0337.5
May 2014404.4334.6
Apr 2014403.5331.1
Mar 2014400.4323.9
Feb 2014400.2322.7
Jan 2014406.2321.4
Dec 2013404.7321.0
Nov 2013396.1318.1
Oct 2013392.5316.4
Sep 2013395.0317.7
Aug 2013398.6317.4
Jul 2013392.0314.9
Jun 2013385.8311.4
May 2013387.8308.9
Apr 2013388.4307.3
Mar 2013386.3304.3
Feb 2013380.0302.5
Jan 2013376.8302.5
Dec 2012379.2304.6
Nov 2012378.2305.3
Oct 2012379.1305.0
Sep 2012379.2307.2
Aug 2012381.6308.3
Jul 2012374.8307.9
Jun 2012365.2306.7
May 2012362.3303.8
Apr 2012365.2302.8
Mar 2012366.9299.3
Feb 2012365.4298.5
Jan 2012365.3299.3
Dec 2011366.1301.3
Nov 2011367.1302.6
Oct 2011368.4302.5
Sep 2011366.5305.8
Aug 2011365.9306.6
Jul 2011364.0306.4
Jun 2011370.4302.6
May 2011369.1302.1
Apr 2011373.8303.4
Mar 2011378.9298.8
Feb 2011373.7300.2
Jan 2011364.9301.8
Dec 2010357.2304.3
Nov 2010362.7304.9
Oct 2010370.2308.5
Sep 2010373.0312.0
Aug 2010374.4312.8
Jul 2010367.4312.8
Jun 2010364.8309.7
May 2010363.4308.2
Apr 2010359.2306.7
Mar 2010360.7302.8
Feb 2010354.4302.8
Jan 2010353.1302.1
Dec 2009348.0303.2
Nov 2009348.6301.2
Oct 2009349.3300.2
Sep 2009341.7298.2
Aug 2009335.3295.9
Jul 2009332.8293.0
Jun 2009331.0287.8
May 2009322.8285.0
Apr 2009311.4281.1
Mar 2009305.4278.6
Feb 2009300.2280.3
Jan 2009312.6283.6
Dec 2008314.5290.3
Nov 2008332.6294.8
Oct 2008345.4303.4
Sep 2008359.7309.6
Aug 2008361.8317.6
Jul 2008363.2324.4
Jun 2008366.0328.0
May 2008371.9332.4
Apr 2008365.7330.4
Mar 2008371.1329.8
Feb 2008371.9332.2
Jan 2008381.4335.1
Dec 2007384.5341.3
Nov 2007385.8341.8
Oct 2007383.5342.0
Sep 2007376.0342.8
Aug 2007371.1342.3
Jul 2007365.8340.4
Jun 2007364.3336.1
May 2007361.5332.5
Apr 2007359.7328.7
Mar 2007358.0322.2
Feb 2007356.2319.8
Jan 2007352.3318.8
Dec 2006351.1319.0
Nov 2006351.5315.0
Oct 2006352.8313.4
Sep 2006349.5311.6
Aug 2006349.1310.3
Jul 2006343.5307.7
Jun 2006338.8303.4
May 2006329.2300.5
Apr 2006328.5297.7
Mar 2006324.8291.4
Feb 2006325.5289.0
Jan 2006317.9288.6
Dec 2005318.5289.0
Nov 2005321.4287.4
Oct 2005323.8286.6
Sep 2005327.8287.1
Aug 2005326.4287.6
Jul 2005327.0286.4
Jun 2005316.3282.8
May 2005310.6280.6
Apr 2005310.1277.6
Mar 2005311.2273.7
Feb 2005312.9271.5
Jan 2005319.8271.7
Dec 2004327.1271.9
Nov 2004333.2273.9
Oct 2004326.3274.3
Sep 2004326.8272.3
Aug 2004318.8272.8
Jul 2004318.1269.7
Jun 2004310.9264.1
May 2004309.4259.5
Apr 2004301.3256.4
Mar 2004290.4245.3
Feb 2004290.6244.7
Jan 2004286.7247.1
Dec 2003287.5245.6
Nov 2003280.1240.9
Oct 2003277.5243.6
Sep 2003276.1239.4
Aug 2003275.6240.2
Jul 2003271.4236.0
Jun 2003271.8231.9
May 2003268.4231.4
Apr 2003270.3233.0
Mar 2003268.3227.6
Feb 2003270.8222.8
Jan 2003269.6225.2
Dec 2002266.1226.8
Nov 2002255.4219.5
Oct 2002252.4217.3
Sep 2002250.3215.7
Aug 2002245.8210.6
Jul 2002240.5206.0
Jun 2002233.4204.4
May 2002235.5196.4
Apr 2002228.0191.4
Mar 2002227.1188.9
Feb 2002221.1182.5
Jan 2002222.6176.1
Dec 2001218.9176.7
Nov 2001218.7176.7
Oct 2001217.1176.7
Sep 2001215.8180.3
Aug 2001214.9180.3
Jul 2001211.7180.3
Jun 2001206.8174.1
May 2001203.8174.1
Apr 2001196.3174.1
Mar 2001195.9168.0
Feb 2001191.3168.0
Jan 2001195.2168.0
Dec 2000193.3168.9
Nov 2000197.0168.9
Oct 2000196.7168.9
Sep 2000192.6164.0
Aug 2000189.2164.0
Jul 2000186.5164.0
Jun 2000186.2161.0
May 2000182.7161.0
Apr 2000176.4161.0
Mar 2000173.0152.6
Feb 2000170.6152.6
Jan 2000169.9152.6
Dec 1999167.7148.8
Nov 1999163.5148.8
Oct 1999162.7148.8
Sep 1999161.5145.1
Aug 1999159.1145.1
Jul 1999154.5145.1
Jun 1999149.9137.1
May 1999146.0137.1
Apr 1999145.3137.1
Mar 1999143.4131.5
Feb 1999141.6131.5
Jan 1999138.1131.5
Dec 1998137.4130.7
Nov 1998140.8130.7
Oct 1998142.2130.7
Sep 1998144.0131.3
Aug 1998141.4131.3
Jul 1998140.4131.3
Jun 1998139.1125.8
May 1998137.5125.8
Apr 1998134.7125.8
Mar 1998132.7119.5
Feb 1998132.0119.5
Jan 1998131.1119.5
Dec 1997128.8116.5
Nov 1997125.9116.5
Oct 1997125.0116.5
Sep 1997124.2117.4
Aug 1997121.9117.4
Jul 1997118.3117.4
Jun 1997114.2111.7
May 1997110.1111.7
Apr 1997109.9111.7
Mar 1997110.7109.5
Feb 1997111.2109.5
Jan 1997108.1109.5
Dec 1996106.9108.0
Nov 1996105.3108.0
Oct 1996106.7108.0
Sep 1996106.6106.2
Aug 1996108.1106.2
Jul 1996106.1106.2
Jun 1996104.8102.2
May 1996103.2102.2
Apr 1996102.1102.2
Mar 1996102.7102.1
Feb 1996102.4102.1
Jan 1996103.5102.1
Dec 1995101.2100.6
Nov 1995102.9100.6
Oct 1995103.1100.6
Sep 1995105.6102.0
Aug 1995104.7102.0
Jul 1995101.9102.0
Jun 1995100.8101.1
May 199599.2101.1
Apr 199599.6101.1
Mar 199598.4100.0
Feb 199598.2100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
September 1995December 1995−4.2%37
September 1998December 1998−4.6%34
November 2004April 2005−6.9%514
November 2007February 2009−22.2%1549
October 2014February 2015−3.5%43
September 2018July 2020−6.3%224
December 2022June 2024−11.5%18Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Tunbridge Wells

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £414,762 and £511,504 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£463,133
Chance of a rise
61%

At the average sale price, a home costs £452,845. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £2,089 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
26%
Payment, one income
52%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,543
Owning per month
£2,132

51.4% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
140
Per 1,000 residents
1.2

Figures for United Kingdom: Tunbridge Wells has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 644 while 290 homes were finished: 2.2 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.2
Population change, 2025
+644

5.1% of the 50,935 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
5.1%
Empty homes
2,615

In 2025, 16% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
16%