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County or areaKent
Postcode districtBR8
Telephone code01434
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:42 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:01 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,140 residentsin the Swanley East & Hextable census areaMedian age 45.82,863 households82% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright8% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,378 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 53% go by car, 8% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C606 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGreat Mounthill · under a mileHall Placehistoric site · 2.6 miDartford War Memorialhistoric site · 2.6 miWoodlands Trust, Joydens Woodwalk or trail · 1.2 miBrooklands Lakelake · 2.3 miSwanley Bottomvalley · under a mileBroom Hillhill · 1.5 miRowhill Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSwanley Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haDartford Heathpark · 1.2 mi · 171 haHextable Gardenspark · under a mileBirchwood Park Golf and Country Clubgolf course · under a mile · 71 haHextable Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haClub-K Fitness Studiosports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200748 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202324 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 11 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,036 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPhysio Livingstone Community Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryHextable Surgery8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyThe Village Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWhite Oak Dental Practice1.1 miPolice stationSwanley Police Station1.2 miCash machineShurlock Trading (ATMP)1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools12 primary, 4 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryHextable Primary Schoolages 4-11, 605 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLeigh Academy Wilmingtonages 11-19, 1,386 pupils1.1 miCollegeNorth Kent College1.6 miUniversityRose Bruford College3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY8.4 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW24 miRailway stationSwanley1.5 miBus stationBus StationBluewater4.3 miFerryWoolwich Arsenal Pier7.5 miBus stops35 within a mileCar parkApcoaSwanley1.5 miEV chargingSwanley Civic Centre Car Park1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BR8 postcode district.


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