Social housing in Tonbridge and Malling
15.4% of households in Tonbridge and Malling are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Tonbridge and Malling?
Tonbridge and Malling ranks 163rd of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 53,536 households, 8,233 are social homes (15.4%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Tonbridge and Malling compare with the UK average?
At -2.1 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Tonbridge and Malling sits below the national level.
Tonbridge and Malling at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Tonbridge and Malling.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Tonbridge and Malling has 69 schools — 63 state-funded and 6 independent. That includes 45 primary and 11 secondary schools. Of the 29 with a published Ofsted grade, 86% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 87 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Tonbridge and Malling, offering about 3,286 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Tonbridge and Malling sits in decile 7 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 3% of its 78 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £4,617 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).