Estate agents in Southborough
Southborough is a village in the South East. HM Land Registry recorded 94 standard home sales there in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 with a median price paid of £406,550.
How estate agents in Southborough compare
Southborough at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 94 sales in Southborough from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £406,550.
39.4% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.7 years and sold for a median of 14.5% more than they paid.
The median price was £302,500 in 2016 and £442,500 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Southborough
Median sale price in Southborough: £406,550
| All homes | 94 sales, median £406,550 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 21 sales, median £826,000 |
| Semi-detached | 30 sales, median £402,500 |
| Terraced | 29 sales, median £390,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 14 sales, median £215,000 |
Across Tunbridge Wells the average price was £447,330 in June 2026, down 2.5% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £302,500 (170 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £326,250 (150 sales) |
| 2018 | £340,000 (135 sales) |
| 2019 | £350,000 (163 sales) |
| 2020 | £332,000 (135 sales) |
| 2021 | £365,000 (202 sales) |
| 2022 | £435,000 (175 sales) |
| 2023 | £397,500 (116 sales) |
| 2024 | £423,000 (139 sales) |
| 2025 | £442,500 (140 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
High Brooms is the closest railway station to Southborough at about 1 mile from the centre. Tunbridge Wells is about 2 miles away, Tonbridge about 2 miles and Leigh about 3 miles. The A26 passes through or beside the area. For the motorway network, M25 junction 5 at Chevening and M26 junction 2A at Wrotham Heath are each about 10 miles away. London Gatwick Airport is about 19 miles from Southborough and London City Airport about 25 miles. Central London lies about 29 miles to the north west in a straight line.
Schools in and near Southborough
Southborough has four primary schools within about 0.8 miles of the centre. The nearest is Southborough CofE Primary School (Church of England) at about 0.4 miles, followed by St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School at about 0.7 miles. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic, academy) and St John's Church of England Primary School are both about 0.8 miles away. For secondary education, St Gregory's Catholic School (Roman Catholic, sixth form, academy) is about 0.5 miles away. Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is about 0.6 miles away, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School about 1 mile and The Skinners' School about 1.1 miles. Independent options include Rose Hill School at about 1.4 miles, Beechwood School at about 2 miles and The Mead School (Christian) at about 2.5 miles. Special schools nearby are Meadows School at about 0.4 miles and Broomhill Bank School at about 1.4 miles.
Living in Southborough
Southborough is mapped as a village and is a small built-up area of about 9,630 residents. The ONS classes it as rural. Semi-detached houses make up 34% of homes, followed by flats at 25% and about 65% of households own their home. There are more than 35 shops in the area, including 5 convenience stores. There is no supermarket in the area, with a Co-op Food about 1.1 miles away and an Asda about 1.4 miles away. There are 2 pubs, The Imperial about 0.2 miles from the centre and Crosskeys about 0.6 miles, along with at least 6 cafés, 3 restaurants and 7 takeaways. There is no doctors' surgery in the area, the nearest being The Old Bakery Surgery about 1.9 miles away. A pharmacy is about 0.2 miles away and there are 2 dentists. Tunbridge Wells Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 2.3 miles away. The library and post office are both about 0.2 miles away and Southborough Common is about 0.3 miles from the centre.
A short history of Southborough
Arrowheads, stone axe heads and Bronze Age and Iron Age burial sites show early settlement and an Iron Age fort at Castle Hill dates to 315 BC. After the Norman Conquest the area fell under Tonbridge Castle as the South Borough and the Manor of Southborough formed part of the Lowey of Tunbridge granted to Richard Fitz Gilbert. The manor passed through the Audley and Stafford families until 1521 then to the Crown and later to George Boleyn. Ironworking furnaces operated from at least 1552 and lodging houses opened from 1639 for visitors to Tunbridge Wells. Gunpowder was made from 1771 and the manor was split up and sold in 1790. The Holden Estate was sold in 1879 and laid out with 165 dwellings. Southborough has 24 listed buildings, all Grade II, including the Church of St Peter.
Sport and leisure
Southborough Common is a cricket pitch and the area also has Southborough Cricket Club Pavilion and the cricket venue Kent Cricket Direct. Running Hub is a sport venue for running. Pitches and courts also cover basketball, tennis, soccer and badminton. For parks and open space there are Crundwell Play Area and Pennington Grounds and a number of children's playgrounds are in the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Southborough?
- The median price paid for a home in Southborough over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £406,550. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £826,000 for detached houses, £402,500 for semi-detached houses, £390,000 for terraced houses and £215,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Southborough in the last 12 months?
- HM Land Registry recorded 94 standard sales in Southborough in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026. These were 21 detached houses, 30 semi-detached houses, 29 terraced houses and 14 flats.
- What are the transport links in Southborough?
- The nearest railway stations are High Brooms at about 1.1 miles, Tunbridge Wells at about 2.0 miles and Tonbridge at about 2.3 miles. The A26 passes through or beside the area and the nearest motorway junction is M25 junction 5 (Chevening) at about 10 miles. Central London is about 29 miles away in a straight line.
- Which schools are near the centre of Southborough?
- There are 4 primary schools within about 0.8 miles of the centre, the nearest being Southborough CofE Primary School at about 0.4 miles. The nearest secondary schools are St Gregory's Catholic School at about 0.5 miles and Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys at about 0.6 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Southborough?
- There are 4 estate agent sales branches with an office in Southborough.
Areas near Southborough
- Bidborough
- Speldhurst
- Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Bullingstone
- Rusthall and Langton Green
- Tonbridge
- Pembury
- Leigh (Sevenoaks)
Southborough is in Tunbridge Wells.
Estate agents near Southborough
- Flying Fish PropertiesSouthborough TN4 0PB0.1 miles
- Legrys Ltd.Southborough TN4 0PR0.2 miles
- Wood & Pilcher Estate And Letting Agents In SouthboroughSouthborough TN4 0PL0.3 miles
- Mother Goose Estate Agent Ltd.Southborough TN4 0PJ0.4 miles
- The Good Estate Agent Tunbridge WellsRoyal Tunbridge Wells TN4 9PA1.3 miles
- Randalls Property AgentsRoyal Tunbridge Wells TN1 2QR1.7 miles
- Alexandre BoyesRoyal Tunbridge Wells TN4 8AU1.7 miles
- DoorknobsRoyal Tunbridge Wells TN1 1BP1.7 miles
- Andrews Tunbridge WellsRoyal Tunbridge Wells TN1 2AH1.7 miles
- Urban Sales And Lettings Online Estate AgentsRoyal Tunbridge Wells TN1 2TU1.8 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Southborough.