Offham
Offham is a village in Kent, England, with a population of around 483. There is around 1 restaurant or café, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is West Malling, 3 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime 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 Offham 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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 135th of 294 English council areas — better than 54% 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
23°COvercast
- Today: 23° / 14° · 12% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:22
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
6US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Dartford - St Clements 2, United Kingdom
Crime
6 reported · July 2026▼ 14% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Other theft1
- Vehicle crime1
Neighbourhood team: East Malling, West Malling & Offham · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Fly tipping.
- Road safety issues.
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
105 food businesses within 2 miles
- 90 rated 4–5 ★ (75 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: West Malling (3.0 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from West Malling (3.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£405,932 average▲ 2.6% YoY
Across Tonbridge and Malling · to 2026-06
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: 166.9p · Asda (11.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · ESSO (8.7 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Richard Hochfeld LTD (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses1
- 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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 37 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
Your MP
Tom Tugendhat
Conservative
Tonbridge
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
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
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,895 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
68 jobs advertised · £44,073 avg
e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*
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
Grid electricity
49% low-carbon electricity
Imports 46% · Wind 30% · Solar 14% · Gas 6%
47 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s399 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership385 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership374 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office327 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test290 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Offham, Kent · 0.1 kmOffham is a village and civil parish in the local government district of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England, five miles to the west of Maidstone.
Addington, Kent · 1.8 kmAddington is a village in the English county of Kent. It is close to the M20 motorway, and between the villages of Wrotham Heath and West Malling. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it is called Eddintune. The meaning of th…
Chestnuts Long Barrow · 1.8 kmChestnuts Long Barrow, also known as Stony Warren or Long Warren, is a chambered long barrow near the village of Addington in the south-eastern English county of Kent. Probably constructed in the fifth millennium BC,…
Addington Long Barrow · 1.9 kmAddington Long Barrow is a chambered long barrow located near the village of Addington in the southeastern English county of Kent. Probably constructed in the fourth millennium BCE, during Britain's Early Neolithic pe…
St Leonard's Tower, West Malling · 1.9 kmSt Leonard's Tower is a probable Norman keep in West Malling, in the county of Kent, England. The tower was probably built by Gundulf, the Bishop of Rochester, between 1077 and 1108. It was a three-storey building, co…
Manor Park Country Park · 2.0 kmManor Park Country Park is a country park in West Malling, Kent, England. The 52-acre (210,000 m2) park, formerly the private gardens of the nearby Douces Manor, was purchased from the manor's owners by Kent County Co…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Offham?
- Offham is a town in Kent, England, in the Tonbridge and Malling local authority.
- What is the population of Offham?
- Offham has an approximate settlement population of 483.
- How deprived is Offham?
- The Tonbridge and Malling local authority, which includes Offham, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.