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Buying a home in TN17, Cranbrook. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£435kmost £351k–£533k
Houses per m²£4,815flats £3,666
Sold last year76555 in five years
Prices in Tunbridge Wells+0.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TN17 sold for £434,616 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £351,027 and £532,907, for about 92 m² of space. That is 4% more than the same home across Cranbrook (£418,000).

76 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £126k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TN17 3 (£4,703) and the most in TN17 1 (£5,007).

Across Tunbridge Wells, prices are up 0.6% on a year ago and up 10.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,702 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,982 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £87,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in TN17 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£240,405£205k–£279k35 m²8
2£307,061£280k–£347k63 m²118
3£434,616£351k–£533k92 m²185
4£511,768£408k–£710k117 m²77
5+£926,024£688k–£1.27m196 m²127

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£240k£307k£435k£512k£926k
Detached—£429k£533k£721k£1m
Semi-detached—£311k£417k£441k£719k
Terraced£240k£297k£349k£414k—
Flats£126k£207k£238k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across TN17

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
TN17 1£5,007£3,422
TN17 2£4,825—
TN17 3£4,703£3,941
TN17 4£4,870£2,921

Schools near TN17

Best state primary within 2 kmCranbrook Church of England Primary School53% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Nearby areas

TN18 Cranbrook · 6 km3-bed house £386kTN12 Tonbridge · 11 km3-bed house £415kTN30 Tenterden · 12 km3-bed house £419kTN5 Wadhurst · 13 km3-bed house £449kTN32 Robertsbridge · 13 km3-bed house £411kTN27 Ashford · 14 km3-bed house £403kTN19 Etchingham · 14 km3-bed house £365kME17 Maidstone · 16 km3-bed house £377k

Questions about TN17

Is TN17 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% more than across Cranbrook; prices in Tunbridge Wells are up 0.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (53% against 64%); 76 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in TN17?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TN17 sold for £434,616 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £351,027 and £532,907.

Is TN17 expensive for Cranbrook?

A 3-bedroom house in TN17 costs 4% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Cranbrook (£418,000).

How many homes sell in TN17 each year?

76 homes sold in the last year and 555 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near TN17?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Cranbrook Church of England Primary School, where 53% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near TN17?

For a 3-bedroom house, TN18 (£386k, 6 km), TN19 (£365k, 14 km), ME17 (£377k, 16 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.