Affordable Housing
Case reference FOI2025/01216
Received 18 November 2025
Published 5 December 2025
Request
Housing Register
1) The total number of households on the Council's Housing Register on 31 March 2025.
2) If such a register is held, the total number of households who have registered for affordable home ownership on 31 March 2025
3) The average waiting times on 31 March 2025 for the following types of affordable property across the Authority:
1-bed affordable dwelling;
2-bed affordable dwelling;
3-bed affordable dwelling; and
A 4+ bed affordable dwelling.
4) The average waiting times on 31 March 2024 for the following types of affordable property across the Authority:
1-bed affordable dwelling;
2-bed affordable dwelling;
3-bed affordable dwelling; and
A 4+ bed affordable dwelling.
Housing Register – Local Preferences
5) The total number of households on the Council's Housing Register at 31 March 2025 specifying Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish as one of their preferred choices of location.
6) If such a register is held, the total number of households who have registered for affordable home ownership on 31 March 2025, who have specifying Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish as one of their preferred choices of location
Housing Register – Bids and Lettings
7) The number of properties advertised, and the average number of bids or applications per property over the 2024/25 monitoring period for the following types and tenures of affordable property in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish:
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Affordable Housing |
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Number of Properties Advertised |
Average Bids per Property |
Number of Properties Advertised |
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8) Any changes the Council has made to its Housing Register Allocations Policy since 2011 including:
The date they occurred;
What they entailed; and
Copies of the respective documents
Social Housing Stock
9) The total number of social housing dwelling stock on 31 March 2025 in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish.
10) The total number of affordable home ownership dwelling stock on 31 March 2025 in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish.
Housing Completions – Tunbridge Wells Authority Area
11) The number of NET housing completions in the Tunbridge Wells authority area broken down on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25.
12) The number of NET affordable housing completions in the Tunbridge Wells authority area broken down by tenure on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25.
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Housing Completions – Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish
13) The number of NET housing completions in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish broken down on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25.
14) The number of NET affordable housing completions in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish broken down on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25.
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Response
1) The total number of households on the Council's Housing Register on 31 March 2025. - 635 applicants
2) If such a register is held, the total number of households who have registered for affordable home ownership on 31 March 2025 – Information not held
3) The average waiting times on 31 March 2025 for the following types of affordable property across the Authority: Cannot provide snapshot for specific date in past, however based on snapshot 21/11/2025 Average wait times:
1-bed affordable dwelling; 291 days
2-bed affordable dwelling; 447 days
3-bed affordable dwelling; 1368 days
4+ bed affordable dwelling 2011 Please note no properties larger than 4 bedrooms has been advertised/let.
4) The average waiting times on 31 March 2024 for the following types of affordable property across the Authority: - Information not held.
We cannot snapshot data for a specific date so do not have the wait times as of 31/03/2024. We can only provide average wait times on the day the report is run, not for a past date.
1-bed affordable dwelling;
2-bed affordable dwelling;
3-bed affordable dwelling; and
A 4+ bed affordable dwelling.
Housing Register - Local Preferences
5) The total number of households on the Council's Housing Register at 31 March 2025 specifying Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish as one of their preferred choices of location. - Information not held. Unable to provide this data for a date in the past.
As of 21/11/2025 62 applicants have specifically listed Cranbrook/ Sissinghurst as preferred area.
167 households have specified any area within the borough.
6) If such a register is held, the total number of households who have registered for affordable home ownership on 31 March 2025, who have specifying Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish as one of their preferred choices of location – Information not held
Housing Register - Bids and Lettings
7) The number of properties advertised, and the average number of bids or applications per property over the 2024/25 monitoring period for the following types and tenures of affordable property in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish: Type of Affordable Property Affordable Housing for Rent Shared Ownership First Homes or Discount Market Sale Number of Properties Advertised Average Bids per Property Number of Properties Advertised Average Applications per Property Number of Properties Advertised Average Applications per Property 1-bed affordable dwelling 5 24 2-bed affordable dwelling 14 35 3-bed affordable dwelling 5 34 4+ bed affordable dwelling NA
8) Any changes the Council has made to its Housing Register Allocations Policy since 2011 including: The date they occurred; Allocations policy- July 2013 Allocations Scheme June 2023 What they entailed - each document superseded last policy/ scheme Copies of the respective documents Allocations policy July 2013- May 2023 no longer published online Allocations Scheme June 2023 www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/housingregister Social Housing Stock
9) The total number of social housing dwelling stock on 31 March 2025 in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish. Information not held - this would be held by the respective property owners (registered providers)
10) The total number of affordable home ownership dwelling stock on 31 March 2025 in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish. Information not held - this would be held by the respective property owners (registered providers) Housing Completions - Tunbridge Wells Authority Area
11. The number of NET housing completions in the Tunbridge Wells authority area broken down on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25. Authority Monitoring Report https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/495237/AuthorityMonitoring-Report-2023-24.pdf pages 43/44. All planning decisions including S106 Legal Agreements can be found online here https://twbcpa.midkent.gov.uk/onlineapplications/search.do?action=advanced&searchType=Application Advanced search functions allow for ward by ward decisions to be reviewed. Looking at S106 agreements will allow you to interrogate the type of affordable housing secured by each decision.
12. The number of NET affordable housing completions in the Tunbridge Wells authority area broken down by tenure on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25. Authority Monitoring Report https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/495237/AuthorityMonitoring-Report-2023-24.pdf page 61 All planning decisions including S106 Legal Agreements can be found online here https://twbcpa.midkent.gov.uk/onlineapplications/search.do?action=advanced&searchType=Application Advanced search functions allow for ward by ward decisions to be reviewed. Looking at S106 agreements will allow you to interrogate the type of affordable housing secured by each decision.
13. The number of NET housing completions in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish broken down on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25. Information not held for separate parishes in our AMR. Information not held for separate parishes in our AMR. All planning decisions including S106 Legal Agreements can be found online here https://twbcpa.midkent.gov.uk/onlineapplications/search.do?action=advanced&searchType=Application Search functions allow for ward by ward decisions to be found and collated.
14. The number of NET affordable housing completions in Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Civil Parish broken down on a per annum basis for the Core Strategy period between 2006/07 and 2024/25. Information not held for separate parishes in our AMR. All planning decisions including S106 Legal Agreements can be found online here https://twbcpa.midkent.gov.uk/onlineapplications/search.do?action=advanced&searchType=Application Search functions allow for ward by ward decisions to be found and collated.
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.