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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:41 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:58 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,505 residentsin the Headcorn & Sutton Valence census areaMedian age 46.73,061 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,512 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: construction 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 50% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C789 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHazelwood Hillhill · under a mileHome Lakelake · 2.5 miGreen Hillhill · 1.1 miPark Shawwoodland · under a mileJobshole Shawwoodland · under a mileThe Great Waterlake · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCherry Downspark · 3.3 miDeal Field Shawpark · 3.6 miThe Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201533 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202449 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,384 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCygnet Hospital Maidstone7.7 miGP surgeryThe Glebe Medical Centre2.3 miPharmacySaxon Warrior Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPlatts Heath Primary Schoolages 4-11, 61 pupilsunder a milePrimaryUlcombe Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 54 pupils2.0 miSecondaryThe Lenham Schoolages 11-18, 820 pupils2.1 miCollegeMidKent College14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN25 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW38 miRailway stationLenham1.7 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone8.2 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal20 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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