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County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN24
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:41 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:57 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,563 residentsin the Highfield & Willesborough census areaMedian age 42.53,790 households74% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,742 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C781 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksMid Kent Memorialhistoric site · 1.5 miHall Towershistoric site · 1.7 miSingleton Lakelake · 2.3 miHookstead Lakelake · 2.4 miCollier's Hillhill · 2.4 miSpelders Hillhill · 2.4 miSweetwillow Woodwoodland · 1.0 miFostal Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesConningbrook Lakes Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 34 haFoxglove Greenpark · under a mileNew Town Greenpark · under a mileBromley Green Football Clubplaying field · under a mileOrion Way Allotmentallotments · under a mileThe Stour Centresports ground · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201526 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202450 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 7.9 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,222 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOne Ashford Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryAshford Medical Partnership35 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWillesborough Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRomney House Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationAshford Police Station1.2 miCash machineMFG - East Stour Filling Stationunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryWillesborough Junior Schoolages 7-11, 478 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWillesborough Infant Schoolages 4-7, 333 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Norton Knatchbull Schoolages 11-18, 1,348 pupilsunder a mileUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN31 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW47 miRailway stationAshford International1.0 miBus stationBus StationCanterbury12 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal10 miBus stops73 within a mileCar parkPremier Inn Ashford Central Car ParkWillesborough, Ashfordunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationTonbridge2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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