Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:44 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min7:59 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,323 residentsin the Broad Oak & Horam census areaMedian age 51.03,095 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,503 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C849 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 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 landmarksPick Hillhill · under a mileLower Dickerhistoric site · 2.9 miSandy Crosshistoric site · 3.1 miPS Building Servicesbridge · 1.2 miSwansbrook Woodwoodland · under a mileCogger's Shawwoodland · under a mileThunder's Hillhill · 2.1 miSeventeen Acre Gillvalley · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWellshurst Golf and Country Clubgolf course · under a mile · 57 haDennis King Memorial Sensory Gardenpark · 3.3 miJubilee Parkpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200742 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202425 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,353 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmberstone Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryManor Oak Surgery1.0 miPharmacyManor Pharmacy1.2 miDentistMagpies Dental Practice1.2 miPolice stationHailsham Police Station3.9 miCash machineE.S.L marquee And bar hireLower Dicker2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryMaynards Green Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 205 pupils2.0 miAll-throughHailsham Academyages 2-16, 1,577 pupils3.5 miCollegeEast Sussex College Group8.9 miUniversityUniversity of Sussex14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW25 miRailway stationBerwick (Sussex)6.2 miBus stationBus StationUckfield7.4 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingWealden Sports Hub2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN21 postcode district.
