Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:43 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min7:58 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,909 residentsin the Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross census areaMedian age 53.23,302 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,634 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% 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, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 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 landmarksYewtree Hillhill · 1.1 miHorselands Shawwoodland · under a mileDaniel's Gillvalley · 1.6 miSempstead Woodwoodland · under a mileVinehall Forestforest · 3.1 miSherbourne Valleyvalley · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.1 miHerdman Trust Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileThe Hubsports ground · 1.0 miLower Greenpark · 2.5 miNorthiam Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSource: 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 201544 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202433 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,551 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawkhurst Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryNorthiam Surgery2.1 miPharmacyRobertsbridge Pharmacy3.6 miDentistNorthiam Dental Practice2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBodiam Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 85 pupils1.3 miPrimaryStaplecross Methodist Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupils1.4 miSecondaryRobertsbridge Community Collegeages 11-16, 644 pupils4.2 miCollegeBexhill College10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW34 miRailway stationRobertsbridge3.9 miBus stationBus ParkBattle6.0 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal25 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN32 postcode district.
