TN3 postcode: council tax bands, what homes pay and house prices in Tunbridge Wells
The TN3 postcode district covers 5,175 homes across 567 live postcodes in Tunbridge Wells. The most common council tax band is Band G (28% of homes), which Tunbridge Wells charges £4,077 for 2026/27 — the district also runs into Wealden and Sevenoaks.
Council tax bands in TN3
TN3 is split between councils — Tunbridge Wells (59% of postcodes), Wealden (36% of postcodes), Sevenoaks (4.1% of postcodes) — so the charge depends on which side of the boundary an address falls. The table shows the two largest.
| Band | Homes | Share | Tunbridge Wells 2026/27 | Wealden 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 267 | 5.2% | £1,631 | £1,819 |
| Band B | 199 | 3.8% | £1,903 | £2,122 |
| Band C | 622 | 12% | £2,174 | £2,425 |
| Band D | 840 | 16% | £2,446 | £2,728 |
| Band E | 668 | 13% | £2,990 | £3,335 |
| Band F | 937 | 18% | £3,533 | £3,941 |
| Band G | 1,435 | 28% | £4,077 | £4,547 |
| Band H | 208 | 4.0% | £4,892 | £5,457 |
Weighting every band by how many homes sit in it, the typical council tax bill in TN3 is about £3,168 a year (£264 a month) at Tunbridge Wells’s 2026/27 charges — Band D itself is £2,446, up 4.2% on 2025/26. Bands were set from 1 April 1991 values in England and Wales (2003 values in Wales) and only change on a revaluation or a successful challenge, so the mix below shifts slowly.
Across England and Wales 3.5% of homes are Band G, so TN3 is heavier than average in that band; 9.0% of homes here are Band A or B (43% nationally) and 63% are Band E or above (20% nationally).
These are the Valuation Office Agency’s counts for the statistical areas that make up TN3, not a look-up of your address — for the exact band of one property use the VOA band search. Charges include the adult social care precept and police, fire and parish precepts where Tunbridge Wells reports them in its Band D figure; single-person and other discounts come off afterwards.
House prices in TN3
HM Land Registry recorded 117 standard sales in TN3 in the twelve months to 31 July 2026. The median price paid was £698,000; half of sales fell between £447,500 and £947,000, with the cheapest at £173,200 and the dearest at £3,720,000. That is up 0.4% on the previous twelve months (median £695,000 from 80 sales).
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 61 | £931,000 |
| Semi-detached | 39 | £500,000 |
| Terraced | 12 | £411,250 |
| Flat / maisonette | 5 | £227,500 |
Gross yield at the TN3 median
ONS puts the average private rent in Tunbridge Wells at £1,529 a month (July 2026). Against the TN3 median sale price of £698,000 that is a gross yield of 2.6% before void periods, agent fees, repairs and tax. The Tunbridge Wells rent and prices page breaks rent down by bedrooms, and the rental yield calculator takes your own purchase price and rent.
How old the homes are
| Built | Homes | TN3 | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1900 | 1,745 | 35% | 15% |
| 1900–1939 | 679 | 13% | 20% |
| 1945–1972 | 1,324 | 26% | 26% |
| 1973–1999 | 753 | 15% | 21% |
| 2000–2008 | 226 | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| 2009 onwards | 181 | 3.6% | 12% |
48% of homes in TN3 were built before 1939, against 35% across England and Wales. Older stock usually means lower EPC ratings and higher heating bills — relevant because privately rented homes need EPC C by 1 October 2030, and Tunbridge Wells’s EPC page shows how far the local stock is from that line.
If you let a home in TN3
- Empty between tenants: the landlord is liable for council tax during a void, and Tunbridge Wells sets its own empty-home discount or premium — see Tunbridge Wells council tax 2026/27 and council tax in void periods as a deductible expense.
- Second homes and long-term empties: a 100% premium can apply from April 2025 — the premium tracker lists each council’s decision.
- HMOs: since 1 December 2023 a licensed HMO is banded as one dwelling in England, with the landlord liable — check licensing rules by council.
- Buying to let here: run the second-home stamp duty and buy-to-let stress test at the TN3 median, then the rental income tax calculator.
Other TN postcodes
TN1 · TN2 · TN4 · TN5 · TN6 · TN7 · TN8 · TN9 · TN10 · TN11 · TN12 · TN13 · TN14 · TN15 · TN16 · TN17 · all TN districts
Sources
Open data this page is built from; figures are recomputed each time the site is rebuilt.
- Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax: stock of properties, 2025 — table CTSOP4.1, dwellings by band and build period at 31 March 2025, weighted from statistical areas into postcode districts
- HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data — standard sales registered to 31 July 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
- ONS — Postcode Directory, August 2026 — live postcodes, statistical areas and local authorities. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
- Council tax charges 2026/27 — MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax levels, as used on this site’s council pages
- VOA — check your council tax band — the official per-address lookup
Asked about this postcode
Band G — 28% of the 5,175 homes the VOA lists in TN3. Bands A–D together cover 37% of homes here.
Band D in Tunbridge Wells is £2,446 a year; Band G, the most common band in TN3, is £4,077. Weighted across every band the typical bill is about £3,168.
Tunbridge Wells — 59% of live postcodes in TN3 fall in that authority. The rest are in Wealden and Sevenoaks.
The median price paid in the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was £698,000 across 117 standard sales registered with HM Land Registry; a quarter of sales were below £447,500 and a quarter above £947,000.
Use the Valuation Office Agency’s free search (linked above) — it returns the band for any address in England and Wales. If you think the band is wrong you can ask the VOA to review it; a successful challenge is backdated.