Common Road Tonbridge and Malling
72 addresses across 4 postcodes (ME1,ME5), about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 40605023.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £541,250 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (A: 2, B: 1, C: 6, D: 7, E: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Tonbridge and Malling costs £2,472 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 86% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Snodland, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 97 to 186 m above sea level.
- Noise: 21 of its 72 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Phoenix Medical Practice, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 1,000 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £541,250 | £540,000 | £542,500 |
| 2024 | 2 | £387,500 | £350,000 | £425,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £627,500 | £355,000 | £1,175,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £346,300 | £280,600 | £412,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £306,250 | £306,250 | £306,250 |
| 2009 | 2 | £319,000 | £168,000 | £470,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £182,000 | £182,000 | £182,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2025 | 100 ME5 9RG | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 7 May 2025 | 82 ME5 9RG | Detached | £542,500 | |
| 30 Aug 2024 | 88 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £425,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2024 | 108 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2023 | GAMEKEEPERS LODGE ME5 9RJ | Other | £820,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Nov 2021 | BURHAM HILL FARM ME5 9RJ | Detached | £1,175,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2021 | 4 ME5 9RG | Terraced | £355,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2021 | 50 ME5 9RG | Detached | £627,500 | |
| 22 Feb 2019 | 6 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £280,600 | |
| 17 Jan 2019 | 112 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £412,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2018 | 142 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2017 | 54 ME5 9RG | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 108 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2010 | 112 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £306,250 | |
| 30 Sep 2009 | 148 ME5 9RG | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2009 | 106 ME5 9RG | Terraced | £168,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2008 | BURHAM HILL FARM ME5 9RJ | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2007 | 112 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2006 | 108 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £182,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2005 | 16 ME5 9RG | Detached | £276,400 | New build. |
| 21 Jul 2005 | 12 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £248,000 | |
| 11 May 2005 | 4 ME5 9RG | Terraced | £142,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2004 | 140 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 7 May 2004 | 94 ME5 9RG | Detached | £268,000 | New build. |
| 24 Jan 2003 | 486 ME5 9RJ | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 9 May 2002 | 114 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2001 | 90 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £158,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2000 | 102 ME5 9RG | Terraced | £119,995 | |
| 25 Sep 1998 | 98 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £89,995 | |
| 28 Jul 1998 | 110 ME5 9RG | Detached | £123,000 | |
| 17 Dec 1997 | 140 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £76,000 | |
| 12 Dec 1997 | 6 ME5 9RG | Semi-detached | £72,500 | |
| 31 Mar 1995 | 106 ME5 9RG | Terraced | £75,000 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 103 m². Most common: House, detached (7); Bungalow, semi-detached (4); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1930-1949 (6); 1950-1966 (3); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (17); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (28% of about 2,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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: no.
Listed buildings
- BARN AT BURHAM HILL, grade II
- ROBIN HOOD PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 7 December 2026 to 9 December 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the verge (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 29 September 2026: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 5 September 2026 to 9 September 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 72 addresses are between 97 m and 186 m above sea level (175 m on average); the ground rises about 89 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME1 3RB | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME5 9RG | 100% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
| ME5 9RH | 67% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| ME5 9RJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Snodland 276,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Halling 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| New Hythe 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Windmill Burham | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Chatham Railway Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Town Pier Gravesend | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp Pulse | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 29.6 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 51.4 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Phoenix Medical Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Asda Pharmacy | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Lavender Dental Care | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Kent undercover police. | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Prayer City Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,990 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 900 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,820 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parson's Land Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Middle Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Nashenden Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Horsehoe Reach | Tidal water | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Burham Marshes | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Brookland Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 72 |
21 of the street's 72 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Robin Hood ME5 9RJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (metropolitan).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 8 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- ME5 9RG: 50 addresses of 53 in the postcode
- ME5 9RJ: 15 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- ME5 9RH: 6 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- ME1 3RB: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
All the streets in ME1, ME5 and across Tonbridge and Malling.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.