United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~133k · 59 state-funded schools
High prices and high rents, but manageable pay and exceptionally low crime. Tonbridge and Malling offers a house price to pay multiple of 9.8x, higher than the South East median, and rent takes a significant 41.3% of gross median earnings. However, median weekly pay is £820.50, very close to the regional average, and recorded crime is the lowest in the South East at just 0.2 per 1,000 people. Council tax and deprivation scores are also around the regional median. This suits those prioritising safety and a good school environment over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Tonbridge and Malling ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,666/yr
High
Better than 72% of UK LAs
House price
£418,000
Expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,467/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,472/yr
Expensive
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Crime
0.2/1k
Safest
Better than 100% of UK LAs
Deprivation
13.3
Low
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Schools
91.2%
Weak
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
59 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
52 of 57 (91.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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59 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
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