Tonbridge Higham Wood
Tonbridge and Malling · South East · population 7,672 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,835 of 6,856 in England
- #472 of 1,119 in South East
- #5 of 13 in Tonbridge and Malling
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 41% · 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
Tonbridge Higham Wood is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,835 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 13 in Tonbridge and Malling. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (99) and lowest on Education (55). Typical homes here sold for about £540,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 89 sales), 30% above the wider Tonbridge and Malling median of £414,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,439 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 31 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £540,000 | 89 | +5.9% | +20.7% |
| Detached | £692,500 | 36 | -1.8% | +6.5% |
| Semi-detached | £440,000 | 49 | -2.2% | +11.4% |
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
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Household income
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 ?
- #5,115 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #510 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 119 |
| Theft | 19 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 37 |
| Public order & weapons | 16 |
| Drugs | 17 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 12 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 32 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Tonbridge and Malling
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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