Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:43 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:59 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,405 residentsin the Frant & Groombridge census areaMedian age 49.52,627 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,100 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 44% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C876 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksBayham Old Abbeyhistoric site · 2.0 miBayham Lakelake · 1.7 miKingfisher Islandisland · 1.5 miOsprey Islandisland · 1.6 miFrant Lakeswater · under a mileWalter's Mill, Mark Crosshistoric site · 3.3 miHargate Forestforest · 2.4 miScotney Castle - National Trustcastle · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNevill Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 53 haDunorlan Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 22 haThe Greenplaying field · 1.5 miHawkenbury Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.7 mi · 8 haGrosvenor Recreation Groundpark · 3.0 mi · 14 haFenton's Rinksports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200738 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202437 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,675 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Health - Tunbridge Wells Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryFrant Surgery1.4 miPharmacyImperial Pharmacy2.6 miDentistWarwick Park Dental Practice2.5 miPolice stationTunbridge Wells Police Station2.7 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Wadhurst Sparrows Green Road2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFrant Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 96 pupils1.5 miSecondarySkinners' Kent Academyages 11-18, 1,017 pupils2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW21 miRailway stationFrantunder a mileBus stationBus StationSevenoaks13 miFerryTown PierGravesend24 miBus stops5 within a mileCar parkGreat Hall Car ParkTunbridge Wells2.6 miEV chargingPoGo ChargeTunbridge Wells2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN3 postcode district.
