Tonbridge and Malling
Local authority in South East · 78 neighbourhoods
Close to South East's middle on most measures.
Areas
13 areasAgainst South East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South East's middle.
- Hildenborough · TN114 neighbourhoods£5,380 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Tonbridge Higham Wood · TN105 neighbourhoods£5,220 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Tonbridge South & Haysden · TN95 neighbourhoods£5,050 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne · TN156 neighbourhoods£4,970 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Tonbridge Town · TN97 neighbourhoods£4,760 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- East Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe · ME197 neighbourhoods£4,760 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Tonbridge Trench Wood · TN105 neighbourhoods£4,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Larkfield & New Hythe · ME208 neighbourhoods£4,520 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Kings Hill & Wateringbury · ME197 neighbourhoods£4,470 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hadlow & East Peckham · TN124 neighbourhoods£4,430 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £4,500 per m² · typical South East neighbourhood £4,400
- By type
- Flat £246k · Terraced £343k · Semi £429k · Detached £628k
- 1-year change
- −1.9%
- Neighbourhoods
- 78
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 51.3 per 1,000 a year · South East 68.2
- Among councils
- Safer than 80%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
56 state schools- Primary
- 45
- Secondary
- 11
- Outstanding
- 5
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 77% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South East's primaries.
- Station walk
- 24 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 28% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £64,800 a year · typical South East neighbourhood £62,000
- Social renting
- 10% of homes · typical South East neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 3% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 37% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Tonbridge and Malling safe?
Police recorded about 51.3 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than South East as a whole (68.2). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Tonbridge and Malling?
Homes sold for a typical £4,520 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as South East as a whole (£4,390 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £315,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Tonbridge and Malling?
There are 45 state primary and 11 state secondary schools inside Tonbridge and Malling's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Tonbridge and Malling a deprived area?
3% of Tonbridge and Malling's 78 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 37% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.