Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:44 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:00 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,700 residentsin the Five Ash Down, Horsted & Chiddingly census areaMedian age 51.62,748 households78% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,216 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C873 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksUnderhill Lakelake · under a mileBoringwheel Lakelake · 1.9 miHendall Woodwoodland · under a mileOlivespit Woodwoodland · under a mileTurkland Gillvalley · 1.8 miDodd's Bottomvalley · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVillage Greenpark · 1.3 miFairwarp Sports Groundsports ground · 1.2 miBuxted Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miHorsted Green Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 29 haWalshes Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 31 haSource: 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 200747 mi away, Folkestone, 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,865 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUckfield Community Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryBuxted Medical Centre1.4 miPharmacyBuxted Pharmacy1.4 miDentistChestnut House Orthodontics2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBonners CofE School & Nurseryages 4-11, 145 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBuxted CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 192 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUckfield Collegeages 11-18, 1,671 pupils2.0 miCollegePlumpton College10.2 miUniversityUniversity of Sussex12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW16 miRailway stationBuxted1.4 miBus stationBus StationUckfield2.4 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN22 postcode district.
