Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:40 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:57 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,107 residentsin the Lympne & Palmarsh census areaMedian age 52.13,030 households86% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright4% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,160 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% 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 languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C808 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 12 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)
Nearby landmarksScot's Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miTrout Lakelake · 2.3 miStone Hillhill · 1.0 miLympne Castle and Port Lympne Loopwalk or trail · 1.9 miLyminge Churchhistoric site · 3.7 miWarren Hillhill · 1.7 miGreat Priory Woodwoodland · under a milePark Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTrust Allotmentsallotments · within reachSellinge Sports and Social Clubsports ground · under a mile · 3 haMillennium Woodpark · 2.2 miFarthing Commonpark · 2.2 miBrockhill Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201523 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202343 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,461 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGstt @ William Harvey Hospital4.7 miGP surgerySellindge Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLyminge Pharmacy3.9 miDentistPennypot Dental Surgery3.5 miPolice stationHythe Police Station4.1 miCash machineStop 24 Services (TOIS)1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySellindge Primary Schoolages 4-11, 198 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrockhill Park Performing Arts Collegeages 11-18, 1,314 pupils3.0 miUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN35 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW52 miRailway stationWestenhanger1.5 miLight railHythe Station (RHDR)3.6 miBus stationBus StationCanterbury12 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal4.8 miBus stops21 within a mileCar parkAPCOAHythe2.7 miEV chargingGridserveHythe1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN25 postcode district.
