Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:43 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:00 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,662 residentsin the Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough census areaMedian age 47.02,941 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,432 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 13%, education 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 40% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C892 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 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)
Parks and green spacesMolyneux Park Gardenspark · 2.1 miSpa Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 17 haSouthwood Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miDunorlan Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 22 haGrosvenor Recreation Groundpark · 3.2 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200742 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202439 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,046 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Tunbridge Wells Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryRusthall Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyRusthall Pharmacy1.3 miDentistEsperance Oral Health Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 independent, 1 specialPrimaryLangton Green Primary Schoolages 4-11, 422 pupilsunder a mileIndependentHolmewood House Schoolages 2-13, 439 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBennett Memorial Diocesan Schoolages 11-18, 1,913 pupils2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW17 miRailway stationAshurst (Kent)2.2 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks9.7 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend23 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN3 postcode district.
