Area market snapshot · in Kent

Royal Tunbridge Wells property market

Updated 5 October 2026 · refreshed daily

Map: Royal Tunbridge Wells sits on the edge of Kent.
Median asking price
£425,000↑ 13% above Kent

473 for sale · Kent £375k

Median sold price · 12 months to January 2026
£416,000
Typical asking range
Typical asking range (middle half of listings) and median
MarketRange lowMedianRange high
Royal Tunbridge Wells£270,000£425,000£725,000
Kent£265,000£375,000£595,000

Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.

How Royal Tunbridge Wells differs from Kent
  • Flats are 48% of what's for sale, compared to 24% across Kent
  • A typical 2-bed asks £325k here, compared to £270k across Kent
The last 30 days

Homes came onto and left the Royal Tunbridge Wells market at a similar pace

New listings
87

↓ 24% · was 114

Price cuts
87

↑ 142% · was 36

Went off market
100

↑ 67% · was 60

Typical time listed
90 days

before going off the market

Changes compare with the prior 30 days.

Asking prices

Where homes in Royal Tunbridge Wells sit by price band, against Kent

30% of homes in Royal Tunbridge Wells ask under £300k, the most common band

45% of Royal Tunbridge Wells listings ask under £400k, a smaller share than Kent (52%)

Share of current listings by asking-price band
Price bandRoyal Tunbridge Wells listingsRoyal Tunbridge Wells shareKent share
<£300k14130%32%
£300k–400k7416%20%
£400k–500k5612%15%
£500k–650k6113%12%
£650k–800k419%8%
£800k–1m398%5%
£1m–1.5m265%5%
£1.5m+357%4%

Prices by property type

Current listings and Land Registry sales in Royal Tunbridge Wells, set against Kent

Flats are 49% of homes for sale in Royal Tunbridge Wells, against 24% across Kent

Share of homes for sale by property type
property typeRoyal Tunbridge WellsKent
Flats (230 for sale)£49£24
Detached (83 for sale)£18£23
Semi-detached (74 for sale)£16£17
Terraced (67 for sale)£14£21

Flats in Royal Tunbridge Wells ask £265k, 26% more than Kent flats (£210k)

Median asking price of current listings; the count under each row

Median asking price by property type
property typeRoyal Tunbridge WellsKent
Flats (230 for sale)£265,000£210,000
Detached (83 for sale)£995,000£699,995
Semi-detached (74 for sale)£550,000£400,000
Terraced (67 for sale)£525,000£315,000

Price per square foot

Sold · 12 months to July 2026
£469per sq ft

560 matched sales

Asking · current listings
£460per sq ft↑ 28% above Kent

412 listings with a known floor area

Kent: £359 per sq ft

Sold prices per sq ft in Royal Tunbridge Wells are up 22% over 10 years, to £469

Each point is the median across the 12 months ending on that date

Sold price per square foot over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsRoyal Tunbridge Wells
Sept 2016£384
Dec 2016£388
Mar 2017£395
Jun 2017£400
Sept 2017£401
Dec 2017£400
Mar 2018£403
Jun 2018£407
Sept 2018£407
Dec 2018£409
Mar 2019£410
Jun 2019£408
Sept 2019£411
Dec 2019£412
Mar 2020£418
Jun 2020£419
Sept 2020£418
Dec 2020£428
Mar 2021£430
Jun 2021£435
Sept 2021£438
Dec 2021£438
Mar 2022£444
Jun 2022£446
Sept 2022£457
Dec 2022£470
Mar 2023£470
Jun 2023£475
Sept 2023£472
Dec 2023£465
Mar 2024£463
Jun 2024£465
Sept 2024£465
Dec 2024£470
Mar 2025£476
Jun 2025£476
Sept 2025£475
Dec 2025£474
Mar 2026£472
Jun 2026£471
Jul 2026£469

Homes sold in Royal Tunbridge Wells

Completed sales
871↑ 7% vs previous year

Previous 12 months: 816 sales

Median sold price
£416,000

The median sold price in Royal Tunbridge Wells is up 37% over the last 10 years, to £416k

Each point is the median over the 12 months ending on that date

Median sold price over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsRoyal Tunbridge Wells
Mar 2016£304k
Jun 2016£307k
Sept 2016£315k
Dec 2016£316k
Mar 2017£322k
Jun 2017£325k
Sept 2017£325k
Dec 2017£330k
Mar 2018£335k
Jun 2018£342k
Sept 2018£350k
Dec 2018£365k
Mar 2019£359k
Jun 2019£360k
Sept 2019£362k
Dec 2019£363k
Mar 2020£375k
Jun 2020£376k
Sept 2020£385k
Dec 2020£400k
Mar 2021£425k
Jun 2021£426k
Sept 2021£420k
Dec 2021£405k
Mar 2022£395k
Jun 2022£370k
Sept 2022£390k
Dec 2022£410k
Mar 2023£410k
Jun 2023£414k
Sept 2023£415k
Dec 2023£410k
Mar 2024£415k
Jun 2024£410k
Sept 2024£417k
Dec 2024£412k
Mar 2025£420k
Jun 2025£420k
Sept 2025£420k
Dec 2025£418k
Jan 2026£416k

871 homes sold in Royal Tunbridge Wells in the 12 months to January 2026, 7% above Royal Tunbridge Wells's five-year norm of 812 a year

Sales in the 12 months ending each quarter

Homes sold over time (12-month windows ending each quarter)
Window endsRoyal Tunbridge Wells
Mar 20161,171
Jun 20161,106
Sept 20161,074
Dec 20161,007
Mar 2017862
Jun 2017885
Sept 2017863
Dec 2017851
Mar 2018864
Jun 2018826
Sept 2018842
Dec 2018887
Mar 2019879
Jun 2019851
Sept 2019843
Dec 2019804
Mar 2020789
Jun 2020746
Sept 2020691
Dec 2020790
Mar 2021958
Jun 20211,263
Sept 20211,328
Dec 20211,226
Mar 20221,105
Jun 2022895
Sept 2022905
Dec 2022945
Mar 2023888
Jun 2023846
Sept 2023768
Dec 2023713
Mar 2024713
Jun 2024708
Sept 2024748
Dec 2024812
Mar 2025903
Jun 2025905
Sept 2025897
Dec 2025871
Jan 2026871

What listings offer

Royal Tunbridge Wells has more chain-free homes than Kent.

Gardens
80%

Gardens in line with Kent

80% of listings have a garden; Kent: 81%. 378 of 473 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Parking
79%

Parking in line with Kent

79% of listings have parking or a garage; Kent: 77%. 374 of 473 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Chain-free
40%

More chain-free homes than Kent

40% of listings are listed as chain-free; Kent: 34%. 191 of 473 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.

Recent sales in Royal Tunbridge Wells

The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry

AddressSoldPrice
36 Culverden Park Road · TN4 9QYSemi-detached · FreeholdJul 2026£690,000
46 Albion Road · TN1 2PFSemi-detached · FreeholdJul 2026£642,000
7 Southwood Avenue · TN4 9PNSemi-detached · FreeholdJul 2026£600,000
54 Dynevor Road · TN4 9HPSemi-detached · FreeholdJul 2026£425,000
41 Dynevor Road · TN4 9HPSemi-detached · FreeholdJul 2026£392,500

Current listings worth a look

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How nearby areas compare

Current listings around Royal Tunbridge Wells

AreaFor saleMedian asking
Royal Tunbridge Wells473£425k
Maidstone515£300k
Dartford315£350k
Sittingbourne170£295k
Ashford308£280k
Margate551£300k
Ramsgate357£300k
Canterbury291£300k
Broadstairs290£375k
Kentbenchmark10,451£375k

Key facts about Royal Tunbridge Wells

  • Rising over the long run, flat over the last year: the median sold price in Royal Tunbridge Wells is up 37% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months.
  • The typical listing asks £50k more than across Kent: £425,000 in Royal Tunbridge Wells against £375,000, 13% higher.
  • Sales are running above Royal Tunbridge Wells's five-year norm: 871 homes sold in the 12 months to January 2026, against a norm of 812 a year; 87 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 100 left it.

Royal Tunbridge Wells property market: common questions

Where is Royal Tunbridge Wells?

Royal Tunbridge Wells sits on the edge of Kent.

What is the average house price in Royal Tunbridge Wells?

The median asking price across the 473 homes for sale in Royal Tunbridge Wells is £425,000 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £270,000 and £725,000. That is 13% above Kent. Homes that actually sold in Royal Tunbridge Wells went for a median £416,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to January 2026).

Are house prices in Royal Tunbridge Wells rising or falling?

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Royal Tunbridge Wells is up 37% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to January 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Is Royal Tunbridge Wells cheaper than Kent?

No: asking prices in Royal Tunbridge Wells are typically higher than across Kent. The median asking price in Royal Tunbridge Wells is £425,000 against £375k across Kent: 13% above Kent. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. Entry-level prices are close to Kent's; the gap opens further up the market.

How many homes are for sale in Royal Tunbridge Wells?

473 homes are on the market in Royal Tunbridge Wells right now, broadly unchanged since 1 Sept, 87 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

Are house prices being cut in Royal Tunbridge Wells?

87 listings in Royal Tunbridge Wells had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 18% of the homes currently for sale.

How long are homes on the market in Royal Tunbridge Wells?

Of the Royal Tunbridge Wells listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 90 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.

How much do flats and houses cost in Royal Tunbridge Wells?

The median asking price for a flat in Royal Tunbridge Wells is £265,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is detached houses, at a median £995,000 across 83 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

How much is a two-bedroom flat in Royal Tunbridge Wells?

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Royal Tunbridge Wells is £299,950, across 125 current listings.

How much is a three-bedroom house in Royal Tunbridge Wells?

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Royal Tunbridge Wells is semi-detached houses, at a median asking price of £500,000 across 34 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

What is the price per square foot in Royal Tunbridge Wells?

In Royal Tunbridge Wells, homes that sold went for a median £469 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £460 per sq ft.

How these numbers are made

  • Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (473 in Royal Tunbridge Wells), refreshed daily, as of 5 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings.
  • Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Royal Tunbridge Wells since July 2025.
  • Kent comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Kent, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
  • Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data. Sold prices and sales counts cover the 12 months to January 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to July 2026, with floor areas from EPC certificates (the two run on different pipelines, and the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered). England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.