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County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN15
Telephone code01732
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:42 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:00 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,752 residentsin the Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne census areaMedian age 45.74,635 households77% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,445 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 45% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C732 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°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 landmarksOld Soar Manorhistoric site · under a mileNational Trust - Ightham Motehistoric site · 1.2 miSheet Hillhill · under a mileShipbourne Forestforest · 1.8 miWoodcock Bottomvalley · 1.2 miRaspit Hillhill · 1.6 miThe Dellvalley · 1.5 miBrakybank Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Commonpark · under a mile · 10 haKnole Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 372 haIghtham Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.6 miThe Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201549 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202448 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,812 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 125 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSevenoaks Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryBorough Green Medical Practice2.2 miPharmacyBorough Green Pharmacy2.4 miDentistFourways Dental Surgery2.3 miPolice stationSevenoaks Police Station4.5 miCash machineMFG - Bracken Hill (MRH), Borough Green2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryPlaxtol Primary Schoolages 4-11, 85 pupilsright herePrimaryShipbourne Schoolages 4-11, 55 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHadlow Rural Community Schoolages 11-16, 377 pupils2.8 miCollegeNorth Kent College12.7 miUniversityRose Bruford College14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY20 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW22 miRailway stationBorough Green & Wrotham2.4 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks4.5 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend13 miBus stops14 within a mileCar parkAPCOABorough Green2.4 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsSevenoaks2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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