Local servicesHospitalTonbridge Cottage Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryMaidstone Central Cluster18 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyClarke & Coleman Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmile Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools9 primary, 6 secondary, 4 independent, 3 specialPrimarySlade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairmentages 4-11, 419 pupilsunder a mileIndependentTonbridge Schoolages 13-18, 797 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHillview School for Girlsages 11-18, 1,500 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW20 miRailway stationTonbridgeunder a mileBus stationBus StationSevenoaks6.4 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend18 miBus stops72 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN9 postcode district.
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, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 19 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)
Parks and green spacesHaysden Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 77 haRacecourse Spotsgroundplaying field · under a mile · 20 haThe Tonbridge School Centresports ground · under a mile · 35 haTonbridge Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 10 haTonbridge Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haFarmground Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200739 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 9.4 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 11 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
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
