Tonbridge Town

Tonbridge and Malling · South East · population 12,708 · 7 LSOAs

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

72Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,952 of 6,856 in England
  • #501 of 1,119 in South East
  • #6 of 13 in Tonbridge and Malling
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,508
Median age (est.)38
Density2,270per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above40%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 11%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 43% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 Town is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,952 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 13 in Tonbridge and Malling. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (91) and lowest on Crime (37). Typical homes here sold for about £325,000 over the past year, down 3% across five years (from 174 sales), 21% below the wider Tonbridge and Malling median of £414,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,691 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 91 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 62 · #2,637
Employment 67 · #2,267
Education 66 · #2,336
Health 75 · #1,739
Crime 37 · #4,310
Housing & access 91 · #642
Living environment 48 · #3,576

House prices ?

£325,000median (12m) · -9.1% yr · n=174
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£325,000174-9.1%-3.0%
Detached£820,00016-5.7%-1.5%
Semi-detached£455,00034-0.1%+8.0%
Terraced£350,00044-15.0%-2.8%
Flat£242,50080+2.1%-3.0%
This area£325,000
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)£48,691±£6,768 · #1,305 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,248
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

91 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,162 offences
Tonbridge and Malling54
South East71
England83

Rank #4,608 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences365
Theft433
Burglary32
Vehicle crime63
Criminal damage & arson117
Public order & weapons55
Drugs43
Robbery22
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 291 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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