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County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN26
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:41 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:57 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,365 residentsin the Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch census areaMedian age 46.23,814 households74% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,426 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C733 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 17 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: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWoodchurch Windmill, Kenthistoric site · under a mileLower Mill, Woodchurchhistoric site · under a mileOrlestone Forestforest · 2.1 miSlaymore Woodwoodland · under a mileWatland Woodwoodland · under a mileHookstead Lakelake · 4.1 miSingleton Lakelake · 4.5 miThe Forestforest · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenplaying field · under a mile · 2 haKestrel Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 3 haHookstead Greenpark · 3.7 miKingsnorth Community Orchardpark · 3.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201532 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202444 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,072 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest View Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryWoodchurch Surgery1.2 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy4.1 miDentistHamstreet Dental Clinic3.5 miPolice stationAshford Police Station5.4 miCash machinePayzoneAshford3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWoodchurch Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 165 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChilmington Green Schoolages 11-19, 449 pupils3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN33 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW42 miRailway stationHam StreetHamstreet3.4 miLight railTenterden Town Rail Station (KESR)4.6 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal14 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationAshford4.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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