# Kings Hill & Wateringbury

Central Tonbridge and Malling. 13,130 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 25 square kilometres.

Kings Hill & Wateringbury had 12,559 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02005155. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £535,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kings Hill & Wateringbury was £535,000 in 2025. Joint 778th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/kings-hill-and-wateringbury#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 12,559** (2021). Kings Hill & Wateringbury had 12,559 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 163rd most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/kings-hill-and-wateringbury#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in Kings Hill & Wateringbury 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. https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/kings-hill-and-wateringbury#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.2%** (January 2026). In Kings Hill & Wateringbury, 83.2% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/kings-hill-and-wateringbury#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02005155) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in Kings Hill & Wateringbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02005155) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 189 homes were sold in Kings Hill & Wateringbury in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02005155) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Kings Hill & Wateringbury.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02005155) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Kings Hill & Wateringbury had 12,559 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Kings Hill & Wateringbury

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kings Hill & Wateringbury at a rate of 47.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tonbridge and Malling.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 189 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 181 |
| Other crime | 83 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 67 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Kings Hill & Wateringbury compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Kings Hill & Wateringbury | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £535,000 | 2nd most expensive | 13 middle areas, Tonbridge and Malling · 2025 |
| Population | 12,559 | 2nd most populated | 13 middle areas, Tonbridge and Malling · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | 2nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 13 middle areas, Tonbridge and Malling · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.2% | 5th lowest | 13 middle areas, Tonbridge and Malling · Jan 2026 |

## Is Kings Hill & Wateringbury safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kings Hill & Wateringbury at a rate of 47.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tonbridge and Malling.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kings Hill & Wateringbury.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (189), anti-social behaviour (181) and other crime (83).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Tonbridge and Malling

These figures are published for the whole of Tonbridge and Malling, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tonbridge and Malling and not Kings Hill & Wateringbury alone. [See Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)

- **Average house price: £405,507** (August 2026). Tonbridge and Malling’s average house price was £405,507 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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.

## Kings Hill & Wateringbury in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kings Hill & Wateringbury was £535,000 in 2025.
Kings Hill & Wateringbury had 12,559 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Kings Hill & Wateringbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kings Hill & Wateringbury, 83.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02005155
- Ward: [Kings Hill †](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ward/kings-hill)
- Constituency: [Maidstone and Malling †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling)
- Council: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 24.72 km²
- People, mid-2024: 13,130*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 36

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Hadlow & East Peckham](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/hadlow-and-east-peckham), [East Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/east-malling-west-malling-and-trottiscliffe), [Yalding & Farleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/yalding-and-farleigh), [Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/borough-green-wrotham-and-shipbourne)

## Latest updates for Kings Hill & Wateringbury

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02005155

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