Lime Tree Close Tonbridge
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (TN9), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40600563.
- Sales: 27 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £430,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 7).
- 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 C; 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 Tonbridge, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 27 to 29 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Warders Medical Centre, about 160 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 490 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £430,000 | £360,000 | £500,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £286,000 | £286,000 | £286,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £425,000 | £385,000 | £465,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £420,125 | £420,125 | £420,125 |
| 2011 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2004 | 1 | £249,000 | £249,000 | £249,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £222,000 | £222,000 | £222,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2025 | 5 TN9 1LR | Semi-detached | £500,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2025 | 10 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £360,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2022 | 12 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £330,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2019 | 10 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £305,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2018 | 16 TN9 1LR | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2017 | 4 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £280,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 May 2017 | 6 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £286,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2016 | 5 TN9 1LR | Semi-detached | £465,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2016 | 2 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £385,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2015 | 1 TN9 1LR | Detached | £420,125 | |
| 11 Nov 2011 | 10 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2005 | 7 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £249,950 | |
| 4 May 2004 | 7 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £249,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2001 | 14 TN9 1LR | Detached | £222,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2000 | 8 TN9 1LR | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 20 May 1999 | 5 TN9 1LR | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 5 TN9 1LR | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 30 Jan 1998 | 4 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £76,250 | |
| 28 Nov 1997 | 14 TN9 1LR | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1997 | 7 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £116,950 | |
| 27 Mar 1997 | 2 TN9 1LR | Semi-detached | £72,500 | |
| 5 Jul 1996 | 16 TN9 1LR | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 24 Nov 1995 | 7 TN9 1LR | Terraced | £104,950 | New build. |
| 28 Jul 1995 | 5 TN9 1LR | Semi-detached | £104,000 | New build. |
| 18 Jul 1995 | 16 TN9 1LR | Detached | £127,500 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 1995 | 14 TN9 1LR | Detached | £125,450 | New build. |
| 10 Mar 1995 | 8 TN9 1LR | Semi-detached | £60,000 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (4); House, mid-terrace (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (6); 1991-1995 (3); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (31% of about 990 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)
- Land Rear Of 182 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BE, permissioned (310 m)
- 180 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BX, not permissioned (330 m)
- The River Centre Medway Wharf Road, Tonbridge, Kent, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- The Car Company Priory Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2BW, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
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 16 addresses are between 27 m and 29 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN9 1LR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN9 1LZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tonbridge 4.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hildenborough 353,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Leigh (Kent) 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mitre Court Tonbridge | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leigh (Kent) - Fleur de Lis PH | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Swanmead Car Park | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 33 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Warders Medical Centre | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest East Street Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stradbrook Dental Practice | 310 m |
| Hospital | Tonbridge Cottage Hospital | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Tonbridge Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mfg Peregrine - Three Elm Service Station | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,030 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Racecourse Spotsground 20 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,180 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south-west. 89 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-west |
| The Port Reeve's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-west |
| Medieval hall at No 186 High Street | Scheduled monument | 290 m west |
| Town banks | Scheduled monument | 310 m west |
| 124, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Ye Olde Chequers Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Tonbridge Castle | Scheduled monument | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Somerhill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Mabledon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tinker's Island | Island | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Railway Shaw | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Alders Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Barden Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Vale of Kent | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 16 |
5 of the street's 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Royal Rise Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hillview School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sussex Road Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Judd School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Tonbridge Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cage Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bishop Chavasse Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Weald of Kent Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Long Mead Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Leigh Academy Hugh Christie | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Leigh Academy Tonbridge | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Fleming Mobile Catering Unit At Hogswell Meadow TN9 1LE | Mobile caterer | 40 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Premier TN9 1NX | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Castle Court (White Oaks) TN9 1QU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Blooming Olives Day Nursery TN9 1HA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2026 |
| The Ivy House TN9 1BW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Tez Indian Takeaway TN9 1BX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2024 |
| Ela Bella TN9 1BX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 4 Good | 5 May 2026 |
| Fuggles Beer Cafe TN9 1BX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2025 |
| City Market TN9 1BX | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2025 |
| The Coffee Lounge At The Church Centre TN9 1DA | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2024 |
| Compass At Tonbridge School TN9 1JP | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Town Lock Day Centre TN9 1EA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 4 Good | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Marks And Spencer TN9 1PN | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Food Warehouse TN9 1PN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 300 m | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2025 |
| Superdrug Stores Plc TN9 1PN | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 29 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mill Crescent (8); On or near Mitre Court (8); On or near Kinnings Row (4); On or near Keswick Close (4); On or near Parking Area (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
Nearby streets
Kendal Drive · Mitre Court · Kendal Close · Mill Crescent · Charlton Terrace · Mill Lane · Garden Road · Bordyke · Keswick Close · Portman Park · Mill Bank · Kinnings Row
All the streets in TN9 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.