Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill

Tonbridge and Malling · South East · population 12,398 · 8 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

68Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,199 of 6,856 in England
  • #562 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 13 in Tonbridge and Malling
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,101
Median age (est.)41
Density477per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above29%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 28%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 48%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 48%Social rent 9%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 24%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,199 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 13 in Tonbridge and Malling. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Income (77) but weak on Housing & access (15). Typical homes here sold for about £337,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+0%) (from 210 sales), 18% below the wider Tonbridge and Malling median of £414,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,914 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 77 · #1,575
Employment 76 · #1,643
Education 61 · #2,699
Health 72 · #1,945
Crime 55 · #3,055
Housing & access 15 · #5,852
Living environment 64 · #2,452

House prices ?

£337,500median (12m) · -1.5% yr · n=210
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£337,500210-1.5%0.0%
Detached£490,00037-8.4%+15.3%
Semi-detached£365,00061+4.3%+4.3%
Terraced£312,50086+5.9%+9.6%
Flat£227,50026-14.2%-2.6%
This area£337,500
Tonbridge and Malling£414,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,914±£6,266 · #2,102 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,830
Price-to-income ?7.5×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

71Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

55 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 684 offences
Tonbridge and Malling54
South East71
England83

Rank #2,496 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences295
Theft124
Burglary14
Vehicle crime49
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons48
Drugs47
Robbery6
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 170 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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