Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:43 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:00 am – 3:53 pm
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People12,509 residentsin the Tonbridge Town census areaMedian age 38.05,372 households56% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright16% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 6,348 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 37% go by car, 8% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C699 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHall Place Lakelake · under a mileHaysden Waterlake · 1.0 miTapner's Holewater · under a mileTinker's Islandisland · 2.2 miThe Shallowswater · 1.4 miRookery Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHaysden Country Parkpark · under a mile · 77 haThe Green Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileLeigh Allotment Gardensallotments · within reachHilden Golf Centregolf course · 1.3 mi · 11 haVillage Greenpark · 3.0 miKnole Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 372 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200742 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202444 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,544 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTonbridge Cottage Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryThe Surgery2.0 miPharmacyThompsons Pharmacy2.0 miDentistRiverside Dental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryLeigh Primary Schoolages 4-11, 126 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSackville Schoolages 11-19, 197 pupils1.9 miSecondaryLeigh Academy Tonbridgeages 11-18, 807 pupils2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW18 miRailway stationLeigh (Kent)under a mileBus stationBus StationSevenoaks5.3 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend19 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN2 postcode district.
