Hildenborough

8°COvercast

• Today: 10° / 6° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:26

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Bexley, United Kingdom

• 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

8 reported · August 2026▼ 43% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour2
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Other theft1

1 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Hildenborough · Kent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

59 food businesses within 2 miles

• 51 rated 4–5 ★ (38 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hildenborough (2.0 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£405,507 average▼ 0.1% YoY

Across Tonbridge and Malling · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (10.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (11.7 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

15 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: EVC Nizels (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

132,201 residents in Tonbridge and Malling · 551/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 235 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tonbridge and Malling

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

• Within the Green Belt
• 45 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

235 applications decided

94.5% granted · 222 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 2
• Con 21
• LD 11
• Grn 8
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

150 jobs advertised · £40,671 avg

e.g. Junior Maintenance Engineer (Agriculture), Tyre Fitter, Service Technician

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

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

• 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

5 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in TN11

• Hildenborough Medical Group
• Hadlow Medical Centre
• Dermatology Consultant

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Princess Christian's Farm · 0.1 km

  Princess Christian's Farm is an educational facility geared towards people with learning disabilities. The farm is run by a partnership with Kent County Council Social Services for the benefit of adults with learning…

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  Sackville School, Hildenborough · 1.5 km

  Sackville School is a small profit-making coeducational independent school located in the village of Hildenborough, in Kent, England.

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  Hildenborough · 1.7 km

  Hildenborough is a village and rural parish in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Tonbridge and 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Sevenoaks. The village lies…

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  Hildenborough railway station · 2.0 km

  Hildenborough railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving Hildenborough, Kent, and the surrounding villages. It is 27 miles 2 chains (43.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is s…

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  Underriver · 2.5 km

  Underriver is a village about 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Sevenoaks, Kent. It is in the civil parish of Seal.

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  Longmead Stadium · 2.7 km

  The Longmead Stadium is an association football stadium in Tonbridge, Kent, England. It is home to Tonbridge Angels, who currently compete in the National League South.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)