Tonbridge Local Information
Practical local information for Tonbridge: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Tonbridge Bin Days: Four Bins, Garden Waste £66 a Year
Four containers, food waste weekly, garden waste £66 a year and bulky collections £75. Where the nearest tip is, and what the council never publishes.
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Parking in Tonbridge: Sundays Cost the Same as Weekdays
Council car parks charge 8am to 8pm seven days a week, £7 all day at Sovereign Way. The six with free 30 minutes, the free ones, permits and station rates.
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Tonbridge Council Tax Bands: £2,448.53 at Band D
Band D in Tonbridge is £2,448.53 in 2026/27, up 3.92%. Full A to H charges for all 28 areas, what each authority takes, and the £74.50 nobody explains.
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Tonbridge house prices: £407,880 average, area by area
The average Tonbridge and Malling home sold for £407,880 in July 2026, up 1.4% in a year. Median sold prices by postcode area, straight from Land Registry data.
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Tonbridge trains to London: 32 min, £5,556 a year
The fastest Tonbridge trains reach London Bridge in 32 minutes. Journey times to each terminal, walk-up fares, season prices and station parking.
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Tonbridge Roadworks This Week: Kings Road and M20 Nights
Kings Road gas main works can run into February 2027. Priory Road shuts under the rail bridge from 19 October; Lower Street, Hildenborough, for up to 159 days.
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Things to do in Tonbridge: castle £10.90, parks free
Tonbridge Castle is £10.90 and the audio tour is free. Checked prices and opening times for the castle, Haysden, Leybourne Lakes and Great Comp Garden.
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Tonbridge planning news: the 19,746-home Local Plan
Tonbridge and Malling must find room for 19,746 homes by 2042. What the draft Local Plan proposes, when you can comment, and the schemes already approved.
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Tonbridge Christmas Bin Collections: Dates Not Out Yet
Tonbridge and Malling has not published its Christmas 2026 bin dates. Last year every round from Christmas Day slipped by a day or two until 12 January. Here is the pattern.
Schools
Tonbridge School Term Dates 2026/27: Five Break Up 16 Oct
Kent's half term is 26 to 30 October, but Tonbridge Grammar, Weald of Kent, both Leigh academies and Tonbridge School finish on 16 October. Every date here.
Trains
Tonbridge Christmas Trains 2026: No Service on the 25th
No trains from Tonbridge on Christmas Day, an early finish on Christmas Eve, and last year Charing Cross shut 1 to 4 January. Day by day, 24 Dec to 4 Jan.
Recycling
Tonbridge Tip Opening Times: Nearest Sites, 8am to 4.30pm
Tonbridge has no tip of its own. The nearest are Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Allington and Maidstone, all 8am to 4.30pm and 9am to 4pm on Sundays. Book first.