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Average home prices reached £408,000 in Tonbridge and Malling.

Tonbridge and Malling local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Tonbridge and Malling’s needs extend beyond Tonbridge town centre. Blue Bell Hill’s proposed temporary homes respond to a shortage in the north of the borough. In Tonbridge, the replacement Angel Centre is still in design and planning, while completed castle repairs and planned leisure heating improvements need continued upkeep and clear results.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Tonbridge and Malling local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: £70,436 in August 1996; £407,880 in July 2026. 479.1% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £69,000 to £408,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £6,000 more per home (1.4% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Tonbridge and Malling local authority area: full reviewed history
Period£
January 199568,582
February 199566,130
March 199566,794
April 199565,983
May 199567,739
June 199566,913
July 199567,797
August 199567,525
September 199568,435
October 199566,610
November 199565,395
December 199564,890
January 199667,738
February 199668,167
March 199668,600
April 199667,730
May 199668,082
June 199668,478
July 199669,055
August 199670,436
September 199670,775
October 199669,999
November 199670,305
December 199672,312
January 199772,422
February 199770,896
March 199769,935
April 199771,212
May 199775,862
June 199777,470
July 199779,303
August 199779,422
September 199780,802
October 199782,196
November 199782,443
December 199783,441
January 199882,256
February 199882,532
March 199882,732
April 199885,438
May 199886,519
June 199888,480
July 199889,190
August 199890,621
September 199890,011
October 199890,977
November 199892,328
December 199892,319
January 199990,544
February 199990,264
March 199991,448
April 199994,701
May 199996,649
June 199999,956
July 1999102,414
August 1999102,672
September 1999101,824
October 1999102,656
November 1999103,647
December 1999106,702
January 2000105,889
February 2000110,075
March 2000109,821
April 2000114,350
May 2000114,874
June 2000119,772
July 2000122,366
August 2000123,570
September 2000121,856
October 2000120,961
November 2000120,225
December 2000121,600
January 2001120,873
February 2001123,591
March 2001123,569
April 2001125,402
May 2001125,675
June 2001128,117
July 2001129,373
August 2001129,524
September 2001132,217
October 2001133,292
November 2001134,559
December 2001134,354
January 2002137,890
February 2002140,700
March 2002138,856
April 2002137,059
May 2002140,317
June 2002147,848
July 2002156,137
August 2002159,775
September 2002162,902
October 2002165,002
November 2002165,400
December 2002168,039
January 2003167,209
February 2003169,799
March 2003170,536
April 2003175,172
May 2003177,134
June 2003179,510
July 2003179,897
August 2003181,303
September 2003179,189
October 2003178,532
November 2003181,233
December 2003182,949
January 2004183,719
February 2004182,216
March 2004184,299
April 2004186,488
May 2004191,560
June 2004195,332
July 2004199,029
August 2004198,525
September 2004203,370
October 2004203,919
November 2004207,349
December 2004203,368
January 2005197,967
February 2005190,482
March 2005191,768
April 2005193,695
May 2005199,061
June 2005197,278
July 2005200,596
August 2005200,683
September 2005203,298
October 2005204,047
November 2005206,668
December 2005206,788
January 2006211,694
February 2006211,036
March 2006207,391
April 2006212,398
May 2006217,488
June 2006222,888
July 2006218,202
August 2006217,357
September 2006220,119
October 2006221,053
November 2006221,873
December 2006224,093
January 2007222,249
February 2007224,059
March 2007220,210
April 2007222,906
May 2007224,977
June 2007233,610
July 2007238,523
August 2007240,901
September 2007239,378
October 2007239,961
November 2007238,453
December 2007242,428
January 2008241,231
February 2008235,046
March 2008233,563
April 2008237,332
May 2008243,538
June 2008243,579
July 2008239,147
August 2008231,784
September 2008222,692
October 2008215,101
November 2008217,984
December 2008215,830
January 2009210,116
February 2009196,914
March 2009189,588
April 2009192,942
May 2009195,697
June 2009203,189
July 2009202,670
August 2009209,850
September 2009211,952
October 2009218,824
November 2009222,396
December 2009221,569
January 2010220,084
February 2010218,683
March 2010221,093
April 2010223,390
May 2010221,021
June 2010223,829
July 2010223,514
August 2010230,924
September 2010229,585
October 2010226,680
November 2010227,268
December 2010228,932
January 2011231,003
February 2011230,914
March 2011229,829
April 2011226,917
May 2011225,001
June 2011224,750
July 2011233,520
August 2011234,560
September 2011233,847
October 2011229,563
November 2011227,512
December 2011228,694
January 2012227,460
February 2012230,040
March 2012227,465
April 2012229,514
May 2012226,034
June 2012228,673
July 2012236,308
August 2012239,544
September 2012241,428
October 2012236,826
November 2012239,194
December 2012238,146
January 2013238,168
February 2013232,211
March 2013235,004
April 2013236,057
May 2013241,945
June 2013242,077
July 2013243,981
August 2013242,828
September 2013243,935
October 2013240,956
November 2013243,460
December 2013244,877
January 2014249,014
February 2014251,316
March 2014255,152
April 2014255,801
May 2014258,354
June 2014261,592
July 2014267,023
August 2014270,296
September 2014271,853
October 2014272,796
November 2014271,870
December 2014273,166
January 2015275,136
February 2015277,741
March 2015277,081
April 2015275,061
May 2015277,684
June 2015281,660
July 2015289,087
August 2015291,190
September 2015290,947
October 2015292,608
November 2015296,157
December 2015307,309
January 2016312,819
February 2016316,589
March 2016313,468
April 2016310,048
May 2016313,978
June 2016313,301
July 2016320,719
August 2016323,106
September 2016328,758
October 2016328,135
November 2016330,335
December 2016333,195
January 2017331,797
February 2017327,954
March 2017323,335
April 2017325,384
May 2017328,121
June 2017329,247
July 2017331,505
August 2017330,283
September 2017332,049
October 2017328,285
November 2017335,213
December 2017341,620
January 2018345,609
February 2018344,021
March 2018340,793
April 2018340,211
May 2018337,379
June 2018340,555
July 2018343,930
August 2018347,719
September 2018351,258
October 2018356,423
November 2018355,483
December 2018350,104
January 2019346,504
February 2019347,673
March 2019347,714
April 2019347,570
May 2019348,386
June 2019349,677
July 2019351,451
August 2019357,746
September 2019358,527
October 2019358,298
November 2019352,529
December 2019349,490
January 2020350,880
February 2020347,445
March 2020352,115
April 2020346,070
May 2020348,038
June 2020351,789
July 2020358,491
August 2020362,398
September 2020363,091
October 2020364,132
November 2020364,484
December 2020362,377
January 2021361,765
February 2021357,404
March 2021361,334
April 2021361,034
May 2021367,175
June 2021368,436
July 2021373,326
August 2021372,349
September 2021375,151
October 2021371,077
November 2021375,308
December 2021374,780
January 2022384,455
February 2022390,715
March 2022398,882
April 2022399,288
May 2022401,640
June 2022401,697
July 2022407,298
August 2022413,510
September 2022415,858
October 2022418,896
November 2022420,325
December 2022420,987
January 2023419,496
February 2023411,663
March 2023413,655
April 2023409,636
May 2023406,241
June 2023398,432
July 2023393,693
August 2023401,327
September 2023398,747
October 2023403,621
November 2023396,667
December 2023390,527
January 2024386,210
February 2024378,978
March 2024390,090
April 2024388,371
May 2024393,936
June 2024387,915
July 2024390,913
August 2024403,868
September 2024406,593
October 2024408,954
November 2024398,238
December 2024397,654
January 2025402,610
February 2025407,179
March 2025409,903
April 2025401,371
May 2025396,950
June 2025395,683
July 2025402,273
August 2025405,791
September 2025400,769
October 2025397,994
November 2025398,995
December 2025406,955
January 2026407,486
February 2026404,217
March 2026401,458
April 2026399,422
May 2026403,407
June 2026404,851
July 2026407,880
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People living in the area

137,913

Mid-2025 · Tonbridge and Malling local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

Source and method →

Average home price

£408,000

July 2026 · Tonbridge and Malling local authority area

Show the workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £407,880.

Homes in the local authority area

Source and method →

Average monthly rent

£1,489

August 2026 · Tonbridge and Malling local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

5.7% to 24.6%

Homes rented privately ranged from 5.7% in Trench to 24.6% in Judd — a gap of 18.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Trench5.7%1322,331
Higham6.6%1612,450
Aylesford South & Ditton8%2963,714
Walderslade8.2%1001,224
Hildenborough9.1%2002,200
Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh9.3%2312,473
Bourne10.5%2362,252
Pilgrims with Ightham10.5%2422,300
Aylesford North & North Downs11%3813,472
Larkfield11.1%4213,796
Kings Hill11.2%3813,396
East Malling, West Malling & Offham11.5%4143,602
Snodland West & Holborough Lakes12.5%3042,431
Borough Green & Platt12.8%3112,432
East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury14%3662,611
Vauxhall16.4%5693,479
Snodland East & Ham Hill16.4%4102,498
Cage Green & Angel20.3%8284,073
Judd24.6%6892,802
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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

1.8% to 6.3%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.8% in Kings Hill to 6.3% in Trench — a gap of 4.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Kings Hill1.8%1689,521
Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh2.3%1426,189
Judd3.2%2256,952
Pilgrims with Ightham3.2%1895,829
Hildenborough3.5%2015,713
Borough Green & Platt3.5%2166,134
Walderslade3.6%1093,038
East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury3.8%2386,325
Aylesford North & North Downs3.8%3178,387
Cage Green & Angel3.8%3449,018
Snodland West & Holborough Lakes4%2285,756
Larkfield4%3739,211
Vauxhall4.1%3538,662
Bourne4.7%2605,555
Aylesford South & Ditton4.9%4529,270
Higham4.9%2946,010
East Malling, West Malling & Offham5.4%4708,708
Snodland East & Ham Hill5.6%3436,082
Trench6.3%3705,861
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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

11.4% to 25.8%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11.4% in Kings Hill to 25.8% in Higham — a gap of 14.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Kings Hill11.4%1,0909,537
Judd13.4%9296,943
Vauxhall13.8%1,1998,663
Snodland East & Ham Hill14.2%8666,081
Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh14.4%8906,196
Aylesford North & North Downs15.6%1,3068,384
Snodland West & Holborough Lakes17%9805,758
Larkfield19.7%1,8099,199
Cage Green & Angel20.5%1,8529,021
Borough Green & Platt21.1%1,2946,137
Aylesford South & Ditton22%2,0359,270
Trench22%1,2885,847
Walderslade22.1%6723,047
East Malling, West Malling & Offham22.5%1,9628,701
Hildenborough23.3%1,3295,700
Bourne23.5%1,3085,566
East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury24%1,5176,314
Pilgrims with Ightham24.2%1,4135,842
Higham25.8%1,5516,007
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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Protect the value of completed castle repairs

The restoration renewed important parts of the historic building.

Regular upkeep can prevent another large repair backlog.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Provide suitable temporary homes closer to northern communities

The council reports a shortage around the north of the borough.

Distant placements can disrupt school, work and support networks.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Make heating investment deliver usable comfort

Poult Wood’s old oil system is due to be replaced.

Success means reliable heating with verified running costs.

Evidence

What could help →
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Local work to follow

Blue Bell Hill, serving households with a local connection

Blue Bell Hill temporary homes

Modular homes are planned on the former commuter coach park.

Planning approved January 2026; June page forecasts first tenants in spring 2027 · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

What the source says: The council identifies a particular shortage in northern towns and villages. The forecast assembly and occupation dates are not evidence that they happened.

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Modular homes at Blue Bell Hill →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Provide suitable temporary homes closer to northern communities →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Sovereign Way Mid, Tonbridge

Replacement Angel Centre

A replacement leisure centre includes flexible community spaces.

Technical design and live planning application reported May 2026 · evidence dated 2026-05-11

Responsible body: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

What the source says: The minutes record design work and accessibility concerns. They do not establish planning approval or a construction start.

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Tonbridge Community Forum: Angel Centre →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep the Angel Centre useful through its replacement →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle restoration

The castle’s roof, timbers, stonework and lighting have been renewed.

Six-month restoration reported complete February 2026 · evidence dated 2026-02-25

Responsible body: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

What the source says: Completion concerns the described restoration works; it is not a measured increase in visitor spending.

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Council investment update: castle repairs →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Protect the value of completed castle repairs →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →
All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

4 reviewed plans and projects

2 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected council projects and issues, not a complete council programme. Delivery stages describe the dated source; elapsed planned dates do not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not council commitments, funded promises or deadlines.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

A direct council area and its member districts must not be added together. County wards are district wards, not county electoral divisions.

Sources and calculations are traceable, but this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.