Hale Street
Hale Street is a village in Kent, England, with a population of around 1,700. It has around 1 pharmacy and 7 restaurants and cafés, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Yalding, 1.4 km away. In June 2026, there were around 13 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hale Street area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Tonbridge and Malling area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 132,201 residents at roughly 551 people per km².
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- County
- Kent
- Constituency
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Police force
- Kent
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 131st of 294 English council areas — better than 55% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CCloudy
- Today: 10° / 7° · 11% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:27
9h 31m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Chatham Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
25 reported · August 2026▲ 47% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Shoplifting3
- Vehicle crime3
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance motorcycles.
- Road safety issues.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
227 reported road collisions (2025)
60 killed or seriously injured · 300 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
46 food businesses within 2 miles
- 38 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Yalding (1.4 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Yalding (1.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£405,507 average▼ 0.1% YoY
Across Tonbridge and Malling · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,489 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,032
- 2 bed £1,333
- 3 bed £1,626
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
12.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.0 times median annual pay (11.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,779 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (10.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.1 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: BP Three Elm Service Station (5.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
132,201 residents in Tonbridge and Malling · 551/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,519
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,436
- Net moves+1,083
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 235 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,472 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (28% of 57,230)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
69 schools · 25,026 pupils
45 primary · 11 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 25 of 29 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)
59 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Tonbridge Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Leigh Academy TonbridgeGood
- The Malling SchoolGood
- Hadlow Rural Community SchoolRequires improvement
- Leigh Academy Hugh ChristieRequires improvement
- Aylesford School
- Hillview School for Girls
- The Holmesdale School
- The Judd School
- Weald of Kent Grammar School
- Wrotham School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tonbridge and Malling
Care & health services
1,676 CQC-registered services
- Care homes503
- GP practices222
- Dentists360
- Homecare agencies415
- Hospitals & hospices47
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 20 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 69 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
235 applications decided
94.5% granted · 222 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Tom Tugendhat
Conservative
Tonbridge
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
- NoBudget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period
- NoBudget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 2
- Con 21
- LD 11
- Grn 8
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,065 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£821 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£30,480 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
50% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 56,525 certificates
8.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
39% low-carbon electricity
Gas 34% · Wind 30% · Imports 28% · Solar 4%
170 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Kent): 63.9 women · 62.5 men
72% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in TN12
- Woodlands Health Centre
- Howell Surgery
- Marden Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tonbridge:
- Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent469 local signatures · 18,972 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND302 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death288 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks250 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills162 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Branbridges · 1.0 km
Branbridges is a village in Kent, England, on the River Medway. It is near East Peckham, and the nearest railway station is Beltring.
Holy Trinity Church, East Peckham · 1.1 kmHoly Trinity Church is a parish church in East Peckham, Kent. It is a Grade II listed building.
East Peckham · 1.2 kmEast Peckham is a village and civil parish in Kent, England on the River Medway. The parish covers the main village as well as Hale Street and Beltring.
- Yalding railway station · 1.4 km
Yalding railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, serving the village of Yalding. It is 38 miles 19 chains (61.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock Wood and is situated betwee…
Teapot Island · 1.5 kmTeapot Island was a teapot museum in Kent, England. The museum grew from the personal teapot collection of owner Sue Blazye, which started when her grandmother gave her a teapot in 1983, encouraging other family membe…
Nettlestead Green · 1.6 kmNettlestead Green, like its near neighbour Nettlestead, lies in the Medway valley southwest of Maidstone in Kent.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hale Street?
- Hale Street is a town in Kent, England, in the Tonbridge and Malling local authority.
- How deprived is Hale Street?
- The Tonbridge and Malling local authority, which includes Hale Street, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.