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Council tax bands in Tonbridge and Malling

58,350 homesSouth EastKent

Tonbridge and Malling has the ninth-smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (3.8%) of the 295 councils in England. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the largest share of semi-detached houses (30.1%), the third-largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (15.1%) and the second-fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+1.89%). Among the twelve councils in Kent, it has the smallest share of homes in bands A and B (10.1%).

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Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%Before19002%1900–19187%1919–193920%1945–196417%1965–198213%1983–199915%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%<19002%19007%191920%194517%196513%198315%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (20.0%), from 1965 to 1982 (17.2%) and from 2000 to 2015. Some 5,740 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Homes from before 1919 make up 16.9%, 3.0 points below the share for England. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band D. The busiest single year was 2025, with 870 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026CDEFGBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Tonbridge and Malling gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 70.6%, with band C the largest single band (28.2%). The middle home on the list is in band D. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, F, G, B, A and H. The share in band F or above, 19.4%, is 10.1 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 15.5%. Band H, the top band, holds 480 homes. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Woking.

Share of homes in each bandA3.0%B7.1%C28.2%D25.5%E16.9%F9.7%G8.9%H0.8%Tonbridge and MallingSouth EastEngland

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Tonbridge and Malling is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by terraced houses (23.7%), detached houses (21.5%), flats and maisonettes (15.8%) and bungalows (7.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for flats and maisonettes and band C for terraced houses. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in flats and maisonettes: 7.8 points below the share there (23.6%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Cheshire West and Chester, followed by Nuneaton and Bedworth and Warrington.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes15.8%ABCDTerraced houses23.7%BCDESemi-detached houses30.1%CDEDetached houses21.5%EFGBungalows7.4%BCDEFGCaravans and mobile homes0.5%ABC

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.4%) and four-bedroom (17.3%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. Homes here average 2.86 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 8.7%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.7%2 bedrooms25.4%3 bedrooms43.3%4 bedrooms17.3%5 bedrooms4.3%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Tonbridge and Malling are South Oxfordshire (7.8), West Berkshire (9.3) and the Vale of White Horse (11.9); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (110.6).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Tonbridge and Malling comes 24th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Mid Sussex and just ahead of the Vale of White Horse. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveTonbridge and Malling 19%2%40%