Tonbridge
Households in poverty in Tonbridge pay on average £385 a year in poverty premiums. This is vital money that people on low incomes could be spending in their local economies and helping them keep their heads above water in the cost-of-living crisis.
The impact on Tonbridge
£2.86
Million
Total cost of the poverty premium across the constituency
£385
The average additional cost each affected household in poverty pays per year
95%
What proportion of households in poverty pay a poverty premium?
384th
out of 632
Where does my constituency rank for mean cost of poverty premium per affected household?
1 = highest average poverty premium
7
Average deprivation level across the constituency
Areas are scored from 1 to 10.
1 = most deprived
10 = the least deprived
7,800
How many households are living in poverty?

How much more are people in poverty paying based on the different types of premium in Tonbridge?
£160
Energy poverty premium
paid by 61.40% of households in poverty
£294
Food poverty premium
paid by 35.50% of households in poverty
£144
Insurance poverty premium
paid by 64.00% of households in poverty
£131
Credit poverty premium
paid by 26.20% of households in poverty
The National Picture
Below is a breakdown of the poverty premium at a national level.
£2.8
Billion
The total cost of the poverty premium to the british economy
95%
of households in poverty across britain pay a poverty premium
£380
The average additional cost each low-income household pays per year
Tonbridge Wards
- Ash and New Ash Green
- Borough Green & Platt
- Bourne
- Cage Green & Angel
- Cowden and Hever
- East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury
- Edenbridge North and East
- Edenbridge South and West
- Hartley and Hodsoll Street
- Higham
- Hildenborough
- Judd
- Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway
- Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
- Pilgrims with Ightham
- Trench
- Vauxhall
Other South East constituencies
Further information
For further information download our briefing or get in touch via fbd@barrowcadbury.org.uk to speak to our team about the findings.
