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Hildenborough

Hildenborough is a village in Kent, England, with a population of around 575. There are 1 school, 1 pharmacy, around 2 restaurants and cafés, 18 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hildenborough, 1.6 km away. There were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hildenborough area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Tonbridge and Malling area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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
52/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 135th of 294 English council areas — better than 54% of them.

Low crime66
Home affordability11
Affordable rents12
Good schools39
Life expectancy83
Low deprivation74
Employment72
Low council tax39

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

18°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 16° · 72% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:20

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Dartford - St Clements 2, United Kingdom

Crime

12 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Vehicle crime3
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Criminal damage & arson1

1 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Hildenborough · Kent

Local policing priorities

  • Road safety issues.
  • Highway obstructions.

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

Road safety

239 reported road collisions (2024)

69 killed or seriously injured · 314 casualties · 18.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

60 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Hildenborough (2.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£405,932 average 2.6% YoY

Across Tonbridge and Malling · to 2026-06

Detached£691,497
Semi-detached£423,412
Terraced£342,154
Flat£223,053

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,484 average monthly rent 3.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,029
  • 2 bed £1,329
  • 3 bed £1,620

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

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

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds1

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)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 236 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,472 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (28% of 57,230)

A £1,648
B £1,923
C £2,197
D £2,472
E £3,021
F £3,570
G £4,120
H £4,944

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%)

59inspected 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

1,672 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes501
  • GP practices221
  • Dentists362
  • Homecare agencies415
  • Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

164 applications decided

97.6% granted · 160 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,895 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

160 jobs advertised · £41,663 avg

e.g. Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer, Hardware Team Leader, Maintenance Assistant

Source: Adzuna

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

Health

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 81.8 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tonbridge:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hildenborough?
Hildenborough is a town in Kent, England, in the Tonbridge and Malling local authority.
What is the population of Hildenborough?
Hildenborough has an approximate settlement population of 575.
How deprived is Hildenborough?
The Tonbridge and Malling local authority, which includes Hildenborough, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.