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Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne neighbourhood of Tonbridge and Malling, England (ONS area Tonbridge and Malling 006). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes TN11, TN15. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TN15 8FX.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Tonbridge and Malling
Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Tonbridge and Malling (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £500,000 and flats for £229,975 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Tonbridge and Malling (0.7 times the borough's rate), and the nearest station, Borough Green & Wrotham, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£500,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£229,975
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.07; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 5 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£69,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne sits in Tonbridge and Malling
- Typical house price: 4th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Tonbridge and Malling
- Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Tonbridge and Malling with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 3rd highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Tonbridge and Malling
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tonbridge and Malling, 2 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Homes improving their energy rating
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Borough Green & Wrotham Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (810 m in a straight line). About 6.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to Ashford International (about 51 min) and London Victoria (about 51 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Borough Green Primary School 850 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Wrotham School 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne
What is the typical house price in Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne?
£500,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
How does Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne compare with the rest of Tonbridge and Malling?
Typical house price: 4th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Tonbridge and Malling. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Tonbridge and Malling with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Tonbridge and Malling.
Is Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne?
Borough Green & Wrotham. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (810 m in a straight line). About 6.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to Ashford International (about 51 min) and London Victoria (about 51 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne?
Nearest state primary school. Borough Green Primary School. 850 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Wrotham School. 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.