Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:43 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min7:57 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,238 residentsin the Westfield, Fairlight & Broad Oak census areaMedian age 56.44,015 households84% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 3,734 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C827 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksGroaning Lakelake · under a milePowdermill Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miMill Woodwoodland · under a mileMount Ephraim Shawwoodland · under a mileOsier Gillvalley · 2.1 miSherbourne Valleyvalley · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Helen's Woodpark · 3.8 mi · 40 haHastings Country Park Nature Reservepark · 4.3 mi · 326 haAlexandra Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 36 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201544 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202431 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 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,295 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUckfield Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryBrede Branch Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLaycock Chemists4.0 miDentistNorthiam Dental Practice3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBrede Primary Schoolages 4-11, 97 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWestfield Schoolages 4-11, 180 pupils1.9 miSecondaryMulberry Academy Hastingsages 11-16, 833 pupils3.9 miCollegeBexhill College7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW37 miRailway stationDolehamWestfield1.3 miBus stationBus ParkBattle5.2 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal25 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN31 postcode district.
