# Larkfield

Town in Tonbridge and Malling, South East.

Larkfield is a town in Tonbridge and Malling, South East. Median sale price £385,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 60.9 per 1,000 people. About 26,924 people.

Town. Code E63005388. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)

Larkfield is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Larkfield add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Larkfield was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 205th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/larkfield#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 26,147** (2021). Larkfield had 26,147 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 430th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/larkfield#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in Larkfield 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/town/larkfield#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.1%** (January 2026). In Larkfield, 90.1% 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/town/larkfield#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005388) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in Larkfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005388) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 369 homes were sold in Larkfield in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005388) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Larkfield.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005388) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Larkfield had 26,147 usual residents at the census.

## How Larkfield compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Larkfield | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £385,000 | joint 99th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 26,147 | 82nd most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | joint 42nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.1% | joint 100th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Larkfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Larkfield at a rate of 60.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 165 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Larkfield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (550), anti-social behaviour (397) and other crime (237).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Larkfield was 59.3 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Larkfield, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Larkfield has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Larkfield

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024719) | 2,280 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 70.4% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024741) | 1,598 | 90.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024761) | 2,132 | 54.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.9% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024762) | 2,236 | 103.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.2% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024763) | 1,363 | 53.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024764) | 1,329 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.3% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024765) | 1,316 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003G](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024782) | 1,222 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003H](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024785) | 1,520 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.8% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024717) | 2,292 | 174.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 76.3% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024718) | 1,346 | 72.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.7% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024735) | 1,518 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.9% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024736) | 1,806 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.1% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024737) | 2,478 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.2% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024740) | 1,986 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.2% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024742) | 1,839 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |

## Your MP

- [Maidstone and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling): Helen Grant (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.

## Council

[Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)

## Postcode districts covering Larkfield

[ME19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19), [ME20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20)

## Middle areas in Larkfield

[Ditton](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ditton), [Larkfield & New Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/larkfield-and-new-hythe)

## Towns near Larkfield

[Kings Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kings-hill), [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/town/maidstone), [Snodland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/snodland), [Chatham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chatham), [Rochester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rochester), [Coxheath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/coxheath)

## Larkfield in brief

Larkfield is a town in Tonbridge and Malling, South East.
About 26,924 people lived in Larkfield in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £385,000 in 2025 across 369 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 60.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Larkfield was £385,000 in 2025.
Larkfield had 26,147 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Larkfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Larkfield, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005388
- 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: 8.07 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,924*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 80

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Kings Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kings-hill), [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/town/maidstone), [Snodland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/snodland), [Chatham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chatham), [Rochester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rochester), [Coxheath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/coxheath)

## Latest updates for Larkfield

- 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/E63005388

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/larkfield, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/larkfield#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/larkfield