# TN9 2LQ: area report for a postcode in Tonbridge and Malling

TN9 2LQ is a postcode in Tonbridge and Malling.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Tonbridge and Malling. Open the map at TN9 2LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) › [TN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn9) › [TN9 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn9-2)

## Around this postcode

- **48 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Tonbridge and Malling 013D: 151 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **Tonbridge, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **No property in TN9 2LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Tonbridge and Malling 013D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **£407,880 average price**: For the whole of Tonbridge and Malling, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TN9 2LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at TN9 2LQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tonbridge Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tonbridge-grammar-school-e136417) | Secondary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 77.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Judd School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-judd-school-e118843) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 78.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sussex Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sussex-road-community-primary-school-e118286) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Royal Rise Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-rise-primary-school-e144615) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-tonbridge-e136349) | Secondary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Weald of Kent Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weald-of-kent-grammar-school-e136455) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 69.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hillview School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillview-school-for-girls-e137104) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment](https://openindex.co.uk/school/slade-primary-school-and-attached-unit-for-children-with-hearing-impairment-e118285) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £795,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £875,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2023 | £520,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £463,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2023 | £441,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £630,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2023 | £1,160,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tonbridge (470 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: TONBRIDGE MEDICAL GROUP (680 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (590 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: TONBRIDGE DENTISTRY (230 m); TONBRIDGE GENTLE DENTAL (660 m); RIVER LAWN DENTAL & IMPLANT CENTRE (680 m); RIVERSIDE DENTAL SURGERY (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Little Waitrose Shell John Abbott (200 m, Waitrose); Lidl Central Tonbridge Tonbridge (420 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Tonbridge (650 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Daily Tonbridge (860 m, Morrisons); Iceland Tonbridge (870 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £407,880** (July 2026). Tonbridge and Malling’s average house price was £407,880 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,752** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tonbridge and Malling earned a median of £42,752 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 91st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.5×** (2025). A home in Tonbridge and Malling costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Tonbridge and Malling has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tonbridge and Malling 013D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). Tonbridge and Malling 013D has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,333rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tonbridge and Malling 013D was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 9,448th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,841** (2021). Tonbridge and Malling 013D had 1,841 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,685th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Tonbridge and Malling 013D, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## TN9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN9 was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 643rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,295** (2021). TN9 had 19,295 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,247th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in TN9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.7%** (January 2026). In TN9, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)
- Centre: 51.1872, 0.2707

Council: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tonbridge): Tom Tugendhat (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.2707,51.1872,TN92LQ

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