Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:44 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 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 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C960 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 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 landmarksHeron's Gillvalley · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.6 miKing's Marshwetland · under a mileKiln Woodwoodland · under a mileUpper Cowdens Woodwoodland · under a mileArgos Hillhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFive Ashespark · under a mileWalshes Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 31 haMillennium Greenpark · 2.6 mi · 4 haGarden Plotsallotments · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 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 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.5 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
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 145 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrowborough War Memorial Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryWoodhill Surgery1.7 miPharmacySt Dunstans Pharmacy2.0 miDentistMayfield Dental Centre1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentIndependentSkippers Hill Manor Preparatory Schoolages 2-13, 205 pupilsright herePrimaryFive Ashes CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 53 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHeathfield Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,416 pupils3.8 miCollegePlumpton College14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW20 miRailway stationCrowborough3.0 miBus stationBus StationUckfield6.1 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN20 postcode district.
