Hurst Hill Chatham, Tonbridge and Malling
90 addresses across 3 postcodes (ME5), about 600 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 40600486.
- Sales: 99 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £461,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 38 homes have an energy certificate (C: 13, D: 24, E: 1).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Snodland, about 4.9 km (3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 50 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 143 to 160 m above sea level.
- Noise: 16 of its 90 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Reach Healthcare, about 480 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £461,500 | £338,000 | £585,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | £392,500 | £345,000 | £500,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £425,000 | £266,000 | £565,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £400,000 | £352,000 | £449,995 |
| 2022 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2021 | 6 | £332,500 | £317,500 | £485,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £387,000 | £345,000 | £408,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £302,500 | £216,000 | £330,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £337,500 | £332,000 | £360,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £325,000 | £285,000 | £365,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £264,000 | £263,000 | £265,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2026 | 24 ME5 9BU | Detached | £338,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2026 | 4 ME5 9BX | Detached | £585,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2025 | 9 ME5 9BX | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 11 ME5 9BX | Semi-detached | £392,500 | |
| 26 Feb 2025 | 24 ME5 9BU | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2024 | 4 ME5 9BX | Detached | £375,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Oct 2024 | 48 ME5 9BU | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2024 | 10 ME5 9BX | Detached | £266,000 | |
| 24 May 2024 | 19 ME5 9BX | Detached | £565,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2023 | 35 ME5 9BX | Detached | £352,000 | |
| 12 May 2023 | 54 ME5 9BU | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2023 | 26 ME5 9BU | Detached | £449,995 | |
| 1 Aug 2022 | 42 ME5 9BU | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2021 | 1 ME5 9BX | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 36 ME5 9BU | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 66 ME5 9BU | Detached | £317,500 | |
| 7 May 2021 | 56 ME5 9BU | Detached | £321,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2021 | 68 ME5 9BU | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2021 | 71 ME5 9BU | Detached | £372,500 | |
| 8 Oct 2020 | 8 ME5 9BX | Detached | £387,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2020 | 61 ME5 9BU | Semi-detached | £345,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2020 | 13 ME5 9BX | Detached | £408,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2019 | 49 ME5 9BU | Terraced | £216,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2019 | 12 ME5 9BX | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2019 | 36 ME5 9BU | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2019 | 56 ME5 9BU | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2017 | 48 ME5 9BU | Detached | £332,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2017 | 29 ME5 9BX | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2017 | 40 ME5 9BU | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2017 | 79 ME5 9BU | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2016 | 11 ME5 9BX | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2015 | 5 ME5 9BX | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 32 ME5 9BU | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2013 | 17 ME5 9BX | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2013 | 21 ME5 9BX | Detached | £263,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2012 | 60 ME5 9BU | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 2 Mar 2012 | 49 ME5 9BU | Terraced | £143,500 | |
| 25 Aug 2010 | 81 ME5 9BU | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2010 | 62 ME5 9BU | Semi-detached | £237,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2010 | 19 ME5 9BX | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2009 | 60 ME5 9BU | Detached | £228,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2009 | 66 ME5 9BU | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2009 | 24 ME5 9BU | Detached | £198,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2009 | 61 ME5 9BU | Semi-detached | £213,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2008 | 46 ME5 9BU | Semi-detached | £197,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2008 | 9 ME5 9BX | Detached | £281,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2008 | 47 ME5 9BX | Detached | £288,500 | |
| 13 Dec 2007 | 21 ME5 9BX | Detached | £249,995 | |
| 3 Aug 2007 | 63 ME5 9BU | Terraced | £207,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2007 | 56 ME5 9BU | Detached | £219,000 |
Energy performance certificates
38 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: House, detached (28); Bungalow, detached (4); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1983-1990 (27); 1976-1982 (7); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (30); rented (private) (2); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (21 addresses)
- 5, Hurst Hill
- 8, Hurst Hill
- 9, Hurst Hill
- 11, Hurst Hill
- 12, Hurst Hill
- 15, Hurst Hill
- 17, Hurst Hill
- 29, Hurst Hill
- 32, Hurst Hill
- 36, Hurst Hill
- 40, Hurst Hill
- 48, Hurst Hill
- 49, Hurst Hill
- 53, Hurst Hill
- 55, Hurst Hill
- 56, Hurst Hill
- 60, Hurst Hill
- 62, Hurst Hill
- 77, Hurst Hill
- 79, Hurst Hill
- 81, Hurst Hill
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 street: most are in band D (36% of about 530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Taddington Wood North Of Robin Hood Lane Blue Bell Hill Chatham Kent, permissioned (340 m)
- Rendina 421 Walderslade Road Walderslade: up to 9 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME5 9BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME5 9BX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME5 9BT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 90 addresses are between 143 m and 160 m above sea level (150 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME5 9BT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME5 9BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME5 9BX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Snodland 276,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Chatham 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| New Hythe 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Robin Hood Lane Lower Walderslade | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chatham Railway Station | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp Pulse | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 28.8 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 53.4 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Reach Healthcare | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fenns Chemist | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kent Smile Studio | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Kent undercover police. | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Walderslade, Walderslade Cashzone | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 16 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tunbury Recreation Ground 1.1 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Hatton Road Allotment 3,080 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Taddington Wood | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Coal Bottom | Valley | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Middle Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Burham Marshes | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west |
| Horsehoe Reach | Tidal water | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
| Brookland Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 74 | 90 |
16 of the street's 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbury Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Walderslade Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oaklands School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Lordswood School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Horsted Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Horsted Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Greenacre School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Inadequate (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Walderslade School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Inadequate (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Swingate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manak General Store ME5 9EL | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Radish Food Services Group Ltd At Tunbury School ME5 9EH | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Junior Adventures Group ME5 9HY | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 12 May 2025 |
| Smilers Pre-School ME5 9HP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Catkins Pre-School ME5 9HP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Locksley Close (3); On or near Montfort Road (3); On or near Robin Hood Lane (2); On or near Fernbank Close (2); On or near Foresters Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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 9BU: 47 addresses
- ME5 9BX: 39 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- ME5 9BT: 4 addresses of 37 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Oakleigh Close · Robin Hood Lane · Locksley Close · Fernbank Close · Montfort Road · Foresters Close · Taddington Wood Lane · Mercer Court · Longhurst Drive · Tunbury Avenue · Victoria Road · Kit Hill Avenue
All the streets in 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.