Ditton

Tonbridge and Malling · South East · population 9,546 · 5 LSOAs

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

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,651 of 6,856 in England
  • #635 of 1,119 in South East
  • #10 of 13 in Tonbridge and Malling
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,442
Median age (est.)42
Density995per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above26%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 25%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 22%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 23%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Ditton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,651 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 13 in Tonbridge and Malling. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (83) and lowest on Education (44). Typical homes here, about £425,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 168 sales), in line with the wider Tonbridge and Malling median of £414,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,571 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 62 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 48 · #3,528
Employment 50 · #3,453
Education 44 · #3,823
Health 69 · #2,144
Crime 63 · #2,541
Housing & access 62 · #2,630
Living environment 83 · #1,184

House prices ?

£425,000median (12m) · +2.4% yr · n=168
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£425,000168+2.4%+25.4%
Detached£579,99551+13.3%+3.6%
Semi-detached£410,00083+3.3%+23.3%
Terraced£364,99523+5.4%+25.9%
Flat£220,00011-2.2%+25.7%
This area£425,000
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)£42,571±£5,962 · #2,689 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,449
Price-to-income ?10.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

62 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 592 offences
Tonbridge and Malling54
South East71
England83

Rank #3,002 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences293
Theft100
Burglary17
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson72
Public order & weapons26
Drugs19
Robbery9
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 187 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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