Is Tonbridge and Malling a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Tonbridge and Malling, from official data · 19 postcode districts · 4,056 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Tonbridge and Malling, from official data · 19 postcode districts · 4,056 postcodes
The average home in Tonbridge and Malling sold for £407,880 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.4% on a year earlier. Across Tonbridge and Malling, police record 68 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Tonbridge and Malling, the nearest primary school is Mereworth Community Primary School, 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is West Malling Group Practice, 1.6 mi away.
Wateringbury station is 2.6 mi away; the nearest park is 1.0 mi away, about a 19 minute walk.
Across Tonbridge and Malling, police record 68 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Tonbridge and Malling sold for £407,880 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.4% on a year earlier. By type: detached £694,607, semi-detached £426,111, terraced £344,495, flats £222,724. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Mereworth Community Primary School, 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Wateringbury is 2.6 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £90,624 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).