TN11 9SR Tonbridge and Malling
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury. Region: South East.
Streets
- Park Road, Tonbridge and Malling: 28 addresses
- Hamptons Road, Tonbridge and Malling: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Tonbridge and Malling in 2026-27: Band D £2,472 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,648 | £1,923 | £2,197 | £2,472 | £3,021 | £3,570 | £4,120 | £4,944 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (23% of about 480 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Oxen Hoath and Hamptons. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Tonbridge and Malling.
Listed buildings
- HAMPTONS FARMHOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 43 m and 82 m above sea level (65 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 39%, ultrafast 39%, gigabit 39% of premises; 62% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Borough Green and Wrotham 438,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Yalding 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Wateringbury 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Sevenoaks | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 34.4 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 37.3 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hadlow Medical Centre | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Hadlow Pharmacy | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Tonbridge Cottage Hospital | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | Tonbridge Police Station | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG Peregrine - Three Elm Service Station Cashzone | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Common 9.6 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 720 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Hadlow Cricket Ground 1.4 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,220 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oxen Hoath, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) east. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oxen Hoath | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Oxen Hoath | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Rats Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Roughway Bridge | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Old Soar Manor: a fortified medieval house | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stickland's Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Gover Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Mill Shaw | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Paddling Brook Shaw | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Woodcock Bottom | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 29 |
3 of the postcode's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Tonbridge and Malling: see them on the Tonbridge and Malling page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Park Road.