Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:42 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:01 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,727 residentsin the Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green census areaMedian age 42.04,060 households70% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,968 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, finance and insurance 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 43% go by car, 7% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C772 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November54 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWell Hillhill · under a mileRushmore Hillhill · 1.1 miSaunder's Spring Woodwoodland · under a mileGoss Busheswoodland · under a mileKyd Brook (East Branch)river · 4.0 miBradbourne Lakeswater · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLullingstone and Preston Hill Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 287 haBroke Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 57 haThe Greenpark · 1.4 miGoddington Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200747 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202329 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.8 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,253 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation152 m499 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 116 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChelsfield Park Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryChg Chelsfield Park Hospital1.4 miPharmacyTribelle LTD1.9 miDentistChelsfield Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimaryHalstead Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 55 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPratts Bottom Primary Schoolages 5-11, 67 pupils1.4 miSecondarySt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,084 pupils2.6 miCollegeLondon South East Colleges5.8 miUniversityRose Bruford College7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY12 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW20 miRailway stationKnockholtKnockholt Kent Stationunder a mileBus stationBus StationSevenoaks5.2 miFerryWoolwich Arsenal Pier11 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN14 postcode district.
