Buying a home in TN3, Tunbridge Wells. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£561kmost £446k–£705k
Houses per m²£5,709flats £3,778
Sold last year69546 in five years
Prices in Tunbridge Wells+0.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TN3 sold for £561,205 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £445,651 and £704,578, for about 99 m² of space. That is 11% more than the same home across Tunbridge Wells (£506,000).

69 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £173k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TN3 8 (£5,212) and the most in TN3 0 (£5,999).

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 £2,559 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £112,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.

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House prices in TN3 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£262,912£236k–£305k42 m²7
2£389,500£335k–£425k72 m²69
3£561,205£446k–£705k99 m²155
4£776,565£670k–£949k125 m²93
5+£1,087,743£881k–£1.41m196 m²190

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£263k£390k£561k£777k£1.09m
Detached——£758k£880k£1.17m
Semi-detached—£386k£541k£653k£775k
Terraced£260k£365k£474k—£828k
Flats£173k£212k———

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

Price per m² across TN3

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
TN3 0£5,999£3,991
TN3 8£5,212£3,830
TN3 9£5,315£3,674

Schools near TN3

Best state primary within 2 kmClaremont Primary School80% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmBennett Memorial Diocesan School56.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%7 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about TN3

Is TN3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 11% more than across Tunbridge Wells; prices in Tunbridge Wells are up 0.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (56.8% against 43.8%); 69 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 TN3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TN3 sold for £561,205 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £445,651 and £704,578.

Is TN3 expensive for Tunbridge Wells?

A 3-bedroom house in TN3 costs 11% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Tunbridge Wells (£506,000).

How many homes sell in TN3 each year?

69 homes sold in the last year and 546 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near TN3?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Claremont Primary School, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near TN3?

For a 3-bedroom house, TN2 (£496k, 3 km), TN4 (£473k, 3 km), TN9 (£468k, 8 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.