Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:44 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min7:58 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,475 residentsin the Herstmonceux & Ninfield census areaMedian age 53.32,757 households81% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,026 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% 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 higher15% 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°C876 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 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 landmarksThe Windmill at Windmill Hillhistoric site · 2.2 miHailsham War Memorialhistoric site · 3.5 miSeventeen Acre Gillvalley · 1.4 miBlackhurst Gillvalley · 1.5 miLittle Gensing Woodwoodland · under a mileBeech Woodwoodland · under a milePond Baypond · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDennis King Memorial Sensory Gardenpark · 3.6 miJubilee Parkpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200740 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202424 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 4.7 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,953 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmberstone Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryHerstmonceux Integrative Health Centre1.5 miPharmacyWarwick And Radcliffe Pharmacy1.5 miDentistMagpies Dental Practice3.2 miPolice stationHailsham Police Station3.6 miCash machineWaitrose Hailsham3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHerstmonceux Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupils1.5 miAll-throughHailsham Academyages 2-16, 1,577 pupils3.4 miCollegeEast Sussex College Group8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW27 miRailway stationPevensey & Westham6.4 miBus stationBus ParkBattle7.9 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingVicarage Lane Car Park3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BN27 postcode district.
