# Tonbridge

Town in Tonbridge and Malling, South East.

Tonbridge is a town in Tonbridge and Malling, South East. Median sale price £420,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 81.7 per 1,000 people. About 37,210 people.

Town. Code E63005671. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)

Tonbridge is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Tonbridge 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: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tonbridge was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 162nd 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/tonbridge#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 36,136** (2021). Tonbridge had 36,136 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 303rd 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/tonbridge#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Tonbridge 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/tonbridge#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.7%** (January 2026). In Tonbridge, 92.7% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonbridge#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005671) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Tonbridge 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=E63005671) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 562 homes were sold in Tonbridge in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005671) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Tonbridge.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005671) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Tonbridge had 36,136 usual residents at the census.

## How Tonbridge compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Tonbridge | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £420,000 | joint 83rd most expensive | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 36,136 | 53rd most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.7% | joint 78th highest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Tonbridge safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tonbridge at a rate of 81.7 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, 308 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tonbridge.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (980), anti-social behaviour (587) and other crime (438).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Tonbridge was 78.8 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 Tonbridge, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Tonbridge has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Tonbridge

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024730) | 1,365 | 18.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.6% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024731) | 1,136 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 85.4% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024775) | 1,679 | 117.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024776) | 1,386 | 73.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024777) | 1,166 | 141.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.7% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024734) | 1,637 | 26.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024729) | 1,703 | 57.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024748) | 1,368 | 10.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024749) | 1,625 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024750) | 1,526 | 22.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024751) | 1,507 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.7% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024732) | 2,071 | 223.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.0% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024733) | 1,789 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024756) | 1,534 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.1% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024767) | 2,086 | 80.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.9% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024768) | 1,819 | 71.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 76.5% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 012G](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01035008) | 1,518 | 181.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.5% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 012H](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01035009) | 1,693 | 122.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.4% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024757) | 1,647 | 147.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.4% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024758) | 1,695 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.8% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024778) | 1,847 | 35.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024779) | 1,841 | 151.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.5% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024780) | 1,572 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.7% |

## 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.

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Tonbridge

[TN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn9), [TN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn10)

## Middle areas in Tonbridge

[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)

## Towns near Tonbridge

[Royal Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-tunbridge-wells), [Southborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southborough), [Paddock Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/paddock-wood), [Rusthall and Langton Green](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rusthall-and-langton-green), [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sevenoaks), [Kings Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kings-hill)

## Tonbridge in brief

Tonbridge is a town in Tonbridge and Malling, South East.
About 37,210 people lived in Tonbridge in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,000 in 2025 across 562 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 81.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Tonbridge was £420,000 in 2025.
Tonbridge had 36,136 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Tonbridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Tonbridge, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005671
- Constituency: [Tonbridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tonbridge)
- 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: 9.75 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,210*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 114

* 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

[Royal Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-tunbridge-wells), [Southborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southborough), [Paddock Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/paddock-wood), [Rusthall and Langton Green](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rusthall-and-langton-green), [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sevenoaks), [Kings Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kings-hill)

## Latest updates for Tonbridge

- 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/E63005671

## How to cite

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

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