Mills Road Ditton, Tonbridge and Malling
213 addresses across 14 postcodes (ME20), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 40600711.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (B: 17, C: 1).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Barming, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 620 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 40 m above sea level.
- Noise: 72 of its 213 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Aylesford Medical Centre, about 1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 950 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 54 m². Most common: Flat (17); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 2019 (18).
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 (29% of about 1,880 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)
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME20 7NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| ME20 7PP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 3 | unlikely |
| ME20 7NT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| ME20 7WQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME20 7XB | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME20 7WP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME20 7XZ | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| ME20 7WN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME20 7UB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME20 7PT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME20 7TP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME20 7YT | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| ME20 7UQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME20 7WS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 213 addresses are between 19 m and 40 m above sea level (29 m on average); the ground rises about 20 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME20 7NA | 21% | 21% | 21% | 68% |
| ME20 7NT | 8% | 8% | 8% | 85% |
| ME20 7PP | 0% | 0% | 0% | 80% |
| ME20 7PT | 57% | 57% | 57% | 0% |
| ME20 7TP | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME20 7UB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME20 7UQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME20 7WN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME20 7WP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME20 7WQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME20 7WS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME20 7XB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| ME20 7YT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barming 237,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Aylesford 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| East Malling 93,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Retail Park Aylesford | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | East Farleigh - Bull Inn | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | London Road Park And Ride | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 35.2 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 48 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Aylesford Medical Centre | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oaks Pharmacy | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greenacres Dental Health Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Preston Hall Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Kent Police Tactical Operations | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Ditton Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 16 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 150 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.8 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,730 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Aylesford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Deadman Wood | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Dog Kennel Wood | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Upper Cut | Tidal water | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Springetts Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Burham Marshes | Wetland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 52 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 141 | 213 |
72 of the street's 213 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditton Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aylesford School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | 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: Requires improvement |
| Ditton Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Aylesford Dot Com Store ME20 7PP | Distributors/Transporters | 120 m | 4 Good | 14 Nov 2025 |
| NIC Services Group Ltd ME20 7PP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Tuck By Truck ME20 7NT | Mobile caterer | 320 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Sainsbury's ME20 7NA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Sushi Gourmet Larkfield ME20 7NA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Adventure Kidz Ltd ME20 7UB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (kent).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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
- ME20 7NA: 86 addresses of 103 in the postcode
- ME20 7PP: 27 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- ME20 7NT: 21 addresses
- ME20 7WQ: 16 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- ME20 7XB: 14 addresses of 41 in the postcode
- ME20 7WP: 10 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- ME20 7XZ: 10 addresses
- ME20 7WN: 7 addresses of 206 in the postcode
- ME20 7UB: 6 addresses of 41 in the postcode
- ME20 7PT: 5 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- ME20 7TP: 5 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- ME20 7YT: 3 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- ME20 7UQ: 2 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- ME20 7WS: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wealden Way · Ffinch Close · Franklin Kidd Lane · Gorse Crescent
All the streets in ME20 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.