# Tonbridge and Malling The east of the South East. 137,913 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 240 square kilometres. Tonbridge and Malling had 132,201 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). District. Code E07000115. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) ## 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. https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling#f-house-price-average - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling#f-median-pay-full-time - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling#f-price-against-pay - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling#f-imd-2025-score ## On the map - [Deprivation by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?place=E07000115) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): 2 of Tonbridge and Malling’s 78 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%. - [Sales per year by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E07000115) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): Tonbridge and Malling’s 78 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 69. - [Crime and ASB by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E07000115) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Tonbridge and Malling’s 78 neighbourhoods range from 1 to 45. - [Population by output area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E07000115) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Tonbridge and Malling’s 408 output areas range from 107 to 614. ## How Tonbridge and Malling compares Each council against every other council the measure covers. | Measure | Tonbridge and Malling | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Average house price | £407,880 | 74th most expensive | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 | | Annual price change | +1.4% | joint 146th weakest | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 | | Median full-time pay | £42,752 | 91st highest paid | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 | | House price to pay | 9.5× | joint 66th least affordable | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 | | Deprivation score | 13.0 | joint 62nd least deprived | 296 areas, England · 2025 | England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each measure deprivation their own way, so Open Index never ranks them together. ### House prices since 2000 Average house price each month for Tonbridge and Malling, South East, England, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index. | Month | Tonbridge and Malling | South East | England | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jan 2000 | £105,889 | £105,145 | £71,017 | | Jan 2001 | £120,873 | £119,563 | £79,663 | | Jan 2002 | £137,890 | £138,188 | £90,840 | | Jan 2003 | £167,209 | £170,299 | £114,816 | | Jan 2004 | £183,719 | £183,513 | £131,914 | | Jan 2005 | £197,967 | £197,095 | £149,713 | | Jan 2006 | £211,694 | £202,770 | £157,240 | | Jan 2007 | £222,249 | £222,209 | £171,666 | | Jan 2008 | £241,231 | £237,074 | £181,037 | | Jan 2009 | £210,116 | £196,036 | £153,585 | | Jan 2010 | £220,084 | £219,580 | £164,711 | | Jan 2011 | £231,003 | £218,315 | £164,697 | | Jan 2012 | £227,460 | £219,302 | £164,449 | | Jan 2013 | £238,168 | £226,909 | £166,938 | | Jan 2014 | £249,014 | £242,778 | £177,748 | | Jan 2015 | £275,136 | £266,846 | £191,523 | | Jan 2016 | £312,819 | £295,893 | £208,050 | | Jan 2017 | £331,797 | £315,255 | £218,655 | | Jan 2018 | £345,609 | £323,399 | £227,594 | | Jan 2019 | £346,504 | £324,657 | £230,974 | | Jan 2020 | £350,880 | £324,130 | £234,049 | | Jan 2021 | £361,765 | £337,566 | £249,890 | | Jan 2022 | £384,455 | £368,184 | £270,231 | | Jan 2023 | £419,496 | £387,727 | £285,817 | | Jan 2024 | £386,210 | £369,326 | £278,060 | | Jan 2025 | £402,610 | £381,267 | £287,264 | | Jan 2026 | £407,486 | £379,707 | £290,511 | | Jul 2026 | £407,880 | £380,878 | £293,479 | ## Wards in Tonbridge and Malling [Aylesford North & North Downs](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/aylesford-north-and-north-downs), [Aylesford South & Ditton](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/aylesford-south-and-ditton), [Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/birling-leybourne-and-ryarsh), [Borough Green & Platt](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/borough-green-and-platt), [Bourne](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/bourne), [Cage Green & Angel](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/cage-green-and-angel), [East Malling, West Malling & Offham](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/east-malling-west-malling-and-offham), [East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/east-and-west-peckham-mereworth-and-wateringbury), [Higham](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/higham), [Hildenborough](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/hildenborough), [Judd](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/judd), [Kings Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/kings-hill), [Larkfield](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/larkfield), [Pilgrims with Ightham](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/pilgrims-with-ightham), [Snodland East & Ham Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/snodland-east-and-ham-hill), [Snodland West & Holborough Lakes](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/snodland-west-and-holborough-lakes), [Trench](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/trench), [Vauxhall](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/vauxhall), [Walderslade](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/walderslade) ## Middle areas in Tonbridge and Malling [Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/aylesford-wouldham-and-blue-bell-hill), [Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/borough-green-wrotham-and-shipbourne), [Ditton](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ditton), [East Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/east-malling-west-malling-and-trottiscliffe), [Hadlow & East Peckham](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/hadlow-and-east-peckham), [Hildenborough](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/hildenborough), [Kings Hill & Wateringbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/kings-hill-and-wateringbury), [Larkfield & New Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/larkfield-and-new-hythe), [Snodland](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/snodland), [Tonbridge Higham Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/tonbridge-higham-wood), [Tonbridge South & Haysden](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/tonbridge-south-and-haysden), [Tonbridge Town](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/tonbridge-town), [Tonbridge Trench Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/tonbridge-trench-wood) ## Constituencies mostly in Tonbridge and Malling [Chatham and Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford), [Maidstone and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling), [Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tonbridge) ## Towns in Tonbridge and Malling [Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonbridge), [Larkfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/larkfield), [Snodland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/snodland), [Kings Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kings-hill) ## Postcodes in Tonbridge and Malling [Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/postcodes) ## Neighbourhoods in Tonbridge and Malling 78 areas, listed on the page: https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling ## Tonbridge and Malling in brief Tonbridge and Malling’s average house price was £407,880 in July 2026. Full-time workers living in Tonbridge and Malling earned a median of £42,752 in 2025. A home in Tonbridge and Malling costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Tonbridge and Malling has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025. ## MPs for Tonbridge and Malling - [Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tonbridge): Tom Tugendhat (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 52% of the people here. - [Maidstone and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling): Helen Grant (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 25% of the people here. - [Chatham and Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford): Tristan Osborne (Labour), MP since July 2024. 24% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## About - Type: District - Code: E07000115 - Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 240 km² - People, mid-2025: 137,913 - Wards: 19 - Middle areas: 13 - Neighbourhoods: 78 - Output areas: 408 ## Next door [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks), [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone), [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells), [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway), [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) ## Similar places Councils with the closest mix of age, prices, pay and density. [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset), [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex), [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire), [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath), [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire), [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum). ## Latest updates for Tonbridge and Malling - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. ## More on this place - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000115 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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