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County or areaKent
Postcode districtDA12
Telephone code01474
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:41 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:00 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,563 residentsin the Higham & Shorne census areaMedian age 49.62,662 households83% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,966 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C577 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°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 landmarksDarnley Mausoleumhistoric site · 1.7 miColehouse Fort, East Tilburyhistoric site · 2.0 miShorne Hillhill · under a mileHenhurst Lakelake · 2.1 miPuckle Hillhill · under a mileCats Woodwoodland · under a mileFenn Woodwoodland · under a mileNew Fish Pondpond · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesShorne Wood Country Parkpark · under a mile · 129 haJeskyns Community Woodlandpark · 1.4 mi · 146 haRanscombe Farm Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 282 haSouthern Valley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 52 haCascades Leisure Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 24 haKnights Place Sports Ground Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.6 mi · 6 haSource: 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 201544 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202319 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 10 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 12 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
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,742 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGravesham Community Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryShorne Village Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLawsat Pharm LTD3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistGravesend Dental Surgery1.6 miPolice stationMetropolitan Police Specialist Training CentreGravesend2.2 miCash machineMFG - Cobham London Rd (MRH), A2 Trunk Road1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 otherPrimaryShorne Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 211 pupilsunder a mileIndependentGad's Hill Schoolages 3-16, 326 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThamesview Schoolages 11-18, 978 pupils1.5 miCollegeMidKent College5.0 miUniversityRose Bruford College14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN16 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW32 miRailway stationHigham1.9 miBus stationWaterfront Bus StationChatham4.5 miFerryTown PierGravesend3.4 miBus stops21 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsGravesend2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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