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Oak Gardens

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5 recorded sales · median £940,000 · Tonbridge and Malling

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Tonbridge and Malling Council · Conservative minority — no overall control 21/44 seats · 48% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

60/100

Mixed

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£940k

median price

6.1

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£940k

median sold price

12 yrs

of local pay to buy

36 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

6.1

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

246

Violence — most

8.6

NO₂ · WHO 10

10.8%

in a flood zone

414

green spaces

PM2.5 · WHO 5

242

eat & drink

shops

70%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

Not enough history to chart yet.

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Tonbridge and Malling, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £940,000. That's about 12× local earnings — around the 12.5× five-year average.

Sold price history

Not enough history to chart yet.

Median sold price · median of all 5 sales£940,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay12× · five-year average 12.5×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership70%

Owned outright

34%

With a mortgage

36%

Private rented

13%

Social rented

15%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,396

Your band:

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council£253

Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759

Police & Crime Commissioner£285

Fire & Rescue£100

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,597

Band B£1,864

Band C£2,130

Band D (baseline)£2,396

Band E£2,929

Band F£3,461

Band G£3,994

Band H£4,792

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Tonbridge and Malling how Oak Gardens compares · from Tonbridge and Malling

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Borough Green +28.8%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Borough Green	£450,000	+28.8%	130
Ditton	£375,000	+22.4%	110
East Malling	£465,000	+21.8%	122
Larkfield	£370,000	+19.3%	145
Kings Hill	£550,000	+16.8%	251
Higham Wood	£520,000	+16.4%	167
New Hythe	£355,000	+15.4%	113
Snodland	£310,000	+14.8%	155
Trench Wood	£425,000	+12.7%	100
Walderslade	£352,500	+11.9%	66
Hadlow	£385,000	+10.4%	69
Royal British Veterans Enterprise Village	£436,760	+9.3%	127
Hildenborough	£590,000	+8%	127
Brook Street	£425,000	+8%	201
Leybourne	£352,500	+7.5%	92
Tonbridge	£340,000	-1.1%	368

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

How safe is it? from Tonbridge and Malling

Crime runs at 6.1 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month6.1

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Tonbridge and Malling

Violence & sexual offences

246

Anti-social behaviour

228

Criminal damage & arson

Other theft

Shoplifting

Vehicle crime

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Tonbridge and Malling district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Tonbridge and Malling

Population132,201

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 7/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

6.7/10

Employment

6.8/10

Education & skills

6.2/10

Health & disability

7.1/10

Crime

5.8/10

Housing & services

5.4/10

Living environment

7.1/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Tonbridge and Malling — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+61%

Unemployment · economically active residents3.8%

Degree-level (Level 4+)33%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home70%

Median age42.5

Born outside the UK9%

See the full Tonbridge and Malling report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

50% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

2 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Catkins Preschool	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Smilers Pre-school	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.5 km
Tunbury Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.6 km
Bridgewood Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.8 km
Alphabets Day Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	0.9 km
St Williams Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.1 km
Buttercups at Little Teddies	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.1 km
Little Teddies Walderslade	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.1 km
Excel Academy	Nursery	—	1.1 km
Walderslade Primary School	Primary	—	1.4 km
Teeny Feet Day Nursery	Nursery	Inadequate ('25)	1.4 km
Oaklands School	Primary	—	1.5 km
Little Acorns	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.5 km
Horsted Infant School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.7 km
Horsted Junior School	Primary	—	1.7 km
Victoria Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('21)	1.7 km
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	1.7 km
Honeypot Day Nursery Ltd	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.8 km
Lordswood School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.8 km
Greenacre School	Secondary	Inadequate ('23)	2.0 km
Lordswood under 5's playgroup	Nursery	Good ('22)	2.1 km
Walderslade School	Secondary	Inadequate ('23)	2.1 km
Swingate Primary School	Primary	—	2.2 km
Kestrel Under Fives Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('24)	2.3 km
Burham Church of England Primary School	Primary	—	2.3 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.8 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.1 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.1 km
NHS ODS

14 of 17 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Reach Healthcare	GP	Good ('22)	0.8 km
Fenns Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Kent Smile Studio	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Lavender Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Merlin Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
King George Road Surgery	GP	—	1.6 km
Medway Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.8 km
Delmergate Limited	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Lordswood Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Lordswood Healthy Living Centre	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Phoenix Medical Practice	GP	Good ('23)	2.3 km
Morrisons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Maidstone Road Surgery	GP	Good ('23)	3.0 km
Wayfield Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
The Churchill Clinic	GP	Good ('19)	3.2 km
Karsons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Rochester Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Dental Dept.	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Karsons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
City Way Surgery	GP	—	4.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.2 km
Palmers Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Stonecross And West Drive Surgery	GP	—	4.4 km
Street End Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Hempstead Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Matrix Medical Practice	GP	Good ('19)	4.6 km
Borstal Village Surgery	GP	—	4.7 km
Focus Chemists	Pharmacy	—	4.7 km
Colosseum Dental (Snodland)	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Riverside Medical Practice	GP	Good ('22)	4.8 km
Paydens Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.0 km
The Willows Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.0 km
Rochester Healthy Living Centre	Dentist	—	5.0 km
Bryant Street Medical Practice	GP	Good ('23)	5.0 km
The Kings Family Practice	GP	Good ('15)	5.0 km
Network Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.0 km
Snodland Medical Practice	GP	Good ('22)	5.1 km
Catts Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.1 km
Aylesford Medical Centre	GP	—	5.1 km
Oaks Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.1 km
Chatham Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.1 km
Greenacres Dental Health Centre	Dentist	—	5.1 km
Paydens Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.1 km
Luton Arches Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.2 km
Thorndike Partnership	GP	Requires improvement ('22)	5.2 km
Bod Pharma	Pharmacy	—	5.2 km
Gibraltar House (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	5.2 km
Watling Street Dental Care	Dentist	—	5.2 km
Wigmore Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.2 km
City Way Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.3 km
Mediclinic Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.3 km
Ashley Lupin And Associates Ltd	Dentist	—	5.3 km
Medway Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.3 km
Penenden Heath Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.4 km
Identics	Dentist	—	5.4 km
Louie Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.4 km
Thorndike Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.4 km
7 - 8 Ambley Green Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.4 km
Nelson Road Dental & Implant Centre	Dentist	—	5.4 km
Medway Maritime Hospital	Dentist	—	5.4 km
New Road Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.5 km
Wigmore Medical Centre	GP	Good ('22)	5.6 km
Parkwood Family Practice	GP	Requires improvement ('23)	5.6 km
The Glebe Family Practice	GP	—	5.8 km
Napier Road Surgery	GP	—	5.9 km
Long Catlis Road Surgery	GP	Requires improvement ('23)	5.9 km
Eastcourt Lane Surgery	GP	—	6.1 km
Woodlands Family Practice	GP	Good ('22)	6.1 km
Thornhills Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	6.3 km
Pump Lane Surgery	GP	Good ('22)	6.5 km
Waltham Road Medical Centre	GP	Good ('15)	6.6 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Tonbridge and Malling

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 40 min from Chatham Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Snodland Rail Station	2.8 mi	London St Pancras	43 min
New Hythe Rail Station	2.9 mi	—	no direct train
Aylesford Rail Station	3.1 mi	—	no direct train
Chatham Rail Station	3.2 mi	London St Pancras	40 min
Halling Rail Station	3.2 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Chatham Rail Station (40 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

51%

Work from home

37%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging4 points

Per 10,000 residents0.3

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Tonbridge and Malling

Air quality

NO₂

8.6

— WHO guide

PM2.5

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1003%

Flood zone10.8% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)

Historic landfill83 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings1,323

Conservation areas60

Green belt71%

Green spaces414

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Tonbridge and Malling

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	242	92% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	73	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	10	—
Green spaces & parks	414	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

70%

Superfast

92.2%

Ultrafast

71.2%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Tonbridge and Malling

Figures for the wider Tonbridge and Malling — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate3.8%

In work (employment rate)61.1%

Companies registered here12,742

New incorporations (12m)1,209

Property companies (SPVs)1,305

See the full Tonbridge and Malling report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district