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Shipbourne Kent

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Churches 44 Theatres 24 Art Galleries 16 Stadiums 13 Golf Courses 12 Park and Gardens 11 Holiday Parks 10 Aquariums 9 Lakes 9 Museums 8 Exhibition and Trade Centres 7 Golf Driving Ranges 7 Music Venues 6 Historic Sites 6 Go Karting 5 Nature Reserves 4 Theme Parks 3 Zoos 3 Racecourses 3 Cathedrals 1

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Pubs 57 Restaurants 227 Banks 7 Hotels 33 Shops 722 Supermarkets 34 Takeaways 80 Cinemas 8 Business services 100 Education 319 Health and beauty 495 Home improvement 289 Leisure 32 Property services 96

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN11 postcode district.

County or areaKent

Postcode districtTN11

Telephone codeNot listed

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 53 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C825 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksNational Trust - Ightham Motehistoric site · under a mileOld Soar Manorhistoric site · 1.6 miWoodcock Bottomvalley · under a mileWilmot Hillhill · 1.3 miSheet Hillhill · 1.5 miThe Dellvalley · 1.4 miLong Slope Woodwoodland · under a mileNorth Leys Shawwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Parks and green spacesThe Commonpark · under a mile · 10 haKnole Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 372 haPoult Wood Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 51 haHaysden Country Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 77 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200740 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202447 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 6.8 · PM_2.5 6.8 · PM₁₀ 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM_2.5Source: 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

Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalSevenoaks Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryHomeopathy Gpwsi2.3 miPharmacyG Currie Chemists2.1 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miPolice stationTonbridge Police Station3.9 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - York Parade2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryShipbourne Schoolages 4-11, 55 pupilsright herePrimaryPlaxtol Primary Schoolages 4-11, 85 pupils1.0 miSecondaryLeigh Academy Hugh Christieages 11-18, 688 pupils2.2 miCollegeNorth Kent College13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY20 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW21 miRailway stationHildenborough3.1 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks4.1 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend14 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsSevenoaks1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN11 postcode district.

Churches

Churches in Shipbourne

Shipbourne Parish Church - Shipbourne, Tonbridge
Stumble Hill, Shipbourne, Tonbridge, TN11 9PF · right here
Plaxtol Parish Church - Plaxtol, Sevenoaks
Plaxtol Ln, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB · 1.1 mi
St Margaret - Underriver
Carter's Hill, Underriver, Sevenoaks, Underriver, TN15 0SB · 2.1 mi
St Lawrence's Church - Stone Street, Sevenoaks
Church Rd, Stone Street, Sevenoaks, TN15 0LL · 2.2 mi
Tonbridge Baptist Church - Higham Wood, Tonbridge
Darenth Ave, Higham Wood, Tonbridge, TN10 3HZ · 2.5 mi
St. Philip's Church - Higham Wood, Tonbridge
Salisbury Rd, Higham Wood, Tonbridge, TN10 4PA · 2.6 mi
St John's Church - Hildenborough, Tonbridge
194 Tonbridge Rd, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9HR · 2.6 mi
Pathway International - Hilden Park, Tonbridge
25 Wealden Close, Hilden Park, Tonbridge, TN11 9HB · 2.8 mi
St. Andrew's Church - Higham Wood, Tonbridge
Parish of St. Peter & St. Paul, Tonbridge, Hadlow Road, Higham Wood, Tonbridge, TN10 4LS · 2.8 mi
Tonbridge Methodist Church - Higham Wood, Tonbridge
Higham Lane, Higham Wood, Tonbridge, TN10 4JG · 2.9 mi
St. Saviour's Church - Tonbridge
Dry Hill Park Crescent, Tonbridge, Tonbridge, TN10 3BJ · 2.9 mi
St Peter's Church - Ightham, Sevenoaks
The Rectory, Bates Hill, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9BG · 3.0 mi
St Mary's Church - Hadlow, Tonbridge
Maidstone Rd, Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0DJ · 3.1 mi
The Church of the Good Shepherd - Borough Green, Sevenoaks
5 Quarry Hill Rd, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, TN15 8RF · 3.3 mi
Corpus Christi Catholic Church - Tonbridge
41 Lyons Cres, Tonbridge, TN9 1EY · 3.5 mi
Christ Church - Tonbridge
High St, Tonbridge, TN9 1SG · 3.7 mi
Hope Church Tonbridge - Tonbridge
34 Douglas Rd, Tonbridge, TN9 2TN · 3.9 mi
St Peter and St Paul's Church - Seal, Sevenoaks
St Peter & St Paul's Church, Church St, Seal, Sevenoaks, TN15 0AR · 3.9 mi
St George - Sevenoaks Weald
Church Road, Weald, Sevenoaks Weald, TN14 6PB · 3.9 mi
St Stephen's Church - Tonbridge
37 Waterloo Rd, Tonbridge, TN9 2SW · 3.9 mi
St Eanswy Mission Church - Tonbridge
Rose Street, Tonbridge, Tonbridge, TN9 2BN · 3.9 mi
St Nicholas Church - Sevenoaks
Rectory Ln, Sevenoaks, TN13 1JA · 4.0 mi
Pembury Road Baptist Chapel - Tonbridge
32 Pembury Rd, Tonbridge, TN9 2HX · 4.0 mi
The Drive Methodist Church - Sevenoaks
The Dr, Sevenoaks, TN13 3AF · 4.2 mi
Vine Baptist Church - Sevenoaks
Park Ln, Sevenoaks, TN13 3UP · 4.2 mi
Vine Evangelical Church - Sevenoaks
Hitchen Hatch Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 3AT · 4.3 mi
St Lawrence's Church - Mereworth, Maidstone
Mereworth, Maidstone, ME18 5NB · 4.3 mi
St Michael's Church - Mereworth, East Peckham
Old Church Ln, Mereworth, East Peckham, TN12 5NG · 4.3 mi
Leigh Church - Leigh
High Street, Leigh, Tonbridge, Leigh, TN11 8RG · 4.4 mi
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Church - Sevenoaks
12 Granville Rd, Sevenoaks, TN13 1ER · 4.4 mi
St John the Baptist - Sevenoaks
The Clergy House, 62 Quakers Hall Ln, Sevenoaks, TN13 3TX · 4.4 mi
St Luke's Church - Sevenoaks
30 Eardley Rd, Sevenoaks, TN13 1XT · 4.5 mi
The Gideons International - Sevenoaks
19 Mount Harry Rd, Sevenoaks, TN13 3JJ · 4.5 mi
Hope Church Sevenoaks - Seal, Sevenoaks
The Mill Lane Centre, Mill Ln, Seal, Sevenoaks, TN14 5BX · 4.5 mi
St George's Church - Wrotham, Sevenoaks
High St, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, TN15 7AH · 4.5 mi
All Saints' Church - Tudeley, Capel
Tudeley, Capel, TN11 0NZ · 4.6 mi
Capel United Church - C of E and URC in Tudeley and Five Oak Green - Tudeley
B2017, Tudeley, TN11 0NZ · 4.6 mi
St Mary Kippington Centre - Sevenoaks
Kippington Rd, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2LL, Sevenoaks, TN13 2JG · 4.6 mi
Kemsing Church - Kemsing, Sevenoaks
Church Lane, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6LU · 4.7 mi
St Johns Hill United Reformed Church, Sevenoaks - Dunton Green, Sevenoaks
St John's Road, 4 Bradbourne Vale Road, Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, TN13 3QG · 4.7 mi
Christ Church, Sevenoaks United Reformed Church - Sevenoaks
2 Littlecourt Rd, Sevenoaks, TN13 2JG · 4.9 mi
Holy Trinity Church - East Peckham, Tonbridge
East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LH · 4.9 mi
The Parochial Church Council - Riverhead
1 London Rd, Riverhead, TN13 2BH · 5.4 mi
Sevenoaks Unitarian Meeting Place - Riverhead, Sevenoaks
5 Westerham Rd, Bessels Green Rd, Riverhead, Sevenoaks, TN13 2PX · 5.5 mi

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Lamphouse Production - Gravesend
10 Cross Lane East, Gravesend, DA12 5HH
13.3 miles away
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre - Chatham
338 High Street, Chatham, ME4 4NR
14.3 miles away

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Central Park - Dartford
Market St, Dartford, DA1 1EU
13.6 miles away

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Ponds R Us - Swanley
82 Glendale, Swanley, BR8 8TB
10.8 miles away
123 Aquatics - Westerham
Approach Road, Westerham, TN16 2JT
11.6 miles away

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