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Living in Tonbridge

Tonbridge's population was 36,125 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,661 per month. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.7% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population36,125people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics
Median gross salary (region)3,661EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent1,739EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate2.7%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Recorded crime19.73incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)
PM2.5, annual mean6.81µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Lower unemployment than 84% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other United Kingdom city that publishes it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Tonbridge?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United KingdomNational rates and thresholds that apply in Tonbridge.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Tonbridge. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Tonbridge recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24
Mobile plan, 10 GB€13
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited24.02 EUR/month30 Sept 2026BT Full Fibre 1501Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.87 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Three 100GB one-month data pack14Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,739 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price10Official · county

Is Tonbridge a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker30%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 19–41%
Skilled employee43%strong on work, weak on housing · range 33–53%
Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 34–54%
Family65%strong on family, weak on cost · range 54–76%
Retirement35%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 21–49%

Work and income

Tonbridge's employment rate reached 60.5% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Tonbridge recorded 17,485.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Tonbridge is 2.7%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate60.5 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,661 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)6Official · regional context
Unemployment rate2.7 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)7Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Tonbridge?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,661 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,202of €2,978 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,978
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €1,739
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,202
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tonbridge. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Tonbridge. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools22 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)2Official
Schools37 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)2Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Tonbridge's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Safety

How safe is Tonbridge?

Police recorded about 20 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 19.73 incidents per 100,000 · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)13
Recorded crime across major citiesTonbridge highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Tonbridge highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267
Bristol13,099
Liverpool12,409
Leeds11,462
Birmingham11,416
Leicester11,001
Sheffield9,693
Cardiff9,379
Belfast9,156
Coventry8,836
Glasgow757
Edinburgh549
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents19.73 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)13Official · county

Mobility and administration

Tonbridge's nearest airport was LGW, 32 km away and offered 165 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport165 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport32 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LGW3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 5.1°C in January and 17.9°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Tonbridge?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.81 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk15
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Tonbridge is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.81 µg/m³31 Dec 2024uk-air.defra.gov.uk15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 8 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 11 · Apr 14.2 · May 17.3 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 11.2 · Dec 8.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 5.1 · May 8 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 9.6 · May 12.6 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 5.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 69.3 · Feb 51.2 · Mar 43.5 · Apr 45.5 · May 46.2 · Jun 47.5 · Jul 41.7 · Aug 55.5 · Sep 50.3 · Oct 73.4 · Nov 75.1 · Dec 71 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Harrow ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.6 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.4 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, the median age reached 41 years.

How many people live in Tonbridge?

The published population was 36,125 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics5

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population36,125 people31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics5Official

International community in Tonbridge

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Europe: United Kingdom31,63587.6%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)2,8607.9%
Europe: EU countries1,6304.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher35.2 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official
Workers aged 16 and over17,485 workers31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official
Median age41 years31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students8Official

Alternatives for people set on Tonbridge

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Tonbridge from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Tonbridge

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Tonbridge, nearest in population first.

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Chippenham36,090 residentsDenton35,995 residentsHyde35,895 residentsDover36,360 residentsAirdrie36,390 residentsEpsom35,850 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tonbridge under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Tonbridge part of London?

Tonbridge is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 44.5 km away by straight-line distance. London city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source3

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Tonbridge?

The published population was 36,125 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Tonbridge?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

How safe is Tonbridge?

Police recorded about 20 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3).

What is the typical salary around Tonbridge?

The median gross salary is 3,661 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Tonbridge a good place to live?

Tonbridge may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Tonbridge part of London?

Tonbridge is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 44.5 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Tonbridge?

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Kemsing, Otford, Larkfield are near Tonbridge. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Tonbridge?

The official country of birth distribution records 31,635 people (87.6%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Tonbridge, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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