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Higham

Ward

South west Tonbridge and Malling. About 6,052 people in 4.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Higham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,006
3,593rd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Higham compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

HighamMiddle
Population19 wards, Tonbridge and Malling · 2021
Population: every ward in Tonbridge and Malling19 areas from 3,039 to 9,510. The middle area is 6,191. Higham is 6,006.
6,0067th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, Tonbridge and Malling · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Tonbridge and Malling19 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 51.0%. Higham is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Tonbridge and Malling · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Tonbridge and Malling19 areas from 60.7% to 99.6%. The middle area is 88.3%. Higham is 92.3%.
92.3%6th highest
Claimant rate19 wards, Tonbridge and Malling · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Tonbridge and Malling19 areas from 1.2% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.3%. Higham is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 7th lowest

Is Higham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Higham at a rate of 32.9 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, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Higham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (74), other crime (44) and criminal damage and arson (30).

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 ward, so they describe all of Tonbridge and Malling and not Higham alone. See Tonbridge and Malling

Average house price
£407,880
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,752
91st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.5×
Joint 66th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.0
Joint 62nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Higham in brief

Higham had 6,006 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Higham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Higham, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Higham, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.