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County or areaEast Sussex
Postcode districtRH18
Telephone code01342
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:44 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:00 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,434 residentsin the Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch census areaMedian age 49.32,682 households73% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,052 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C888 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWeir Wood Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miTanner's Hill Petthill · 1.3 miScarletts Lakelake · 3.2 miAlder Woodwoodland · under a mileSpanden Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Wilderness Lakelake · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoyal Ashdown Forest Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 121 haHindleap Warren Activity Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 109 haWealden Allotmentsallotments · under a mileJohn Pears Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBrooklands Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 3 haThe Memorial Recreation Groundpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200749 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202438 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,696 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryAshdown Forest Health Centreright herePharmacyAshdown Pharmacyright hereDentistStone Cottage (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 3 independentPrimaryForest Row Church of England Primary School and Nurseryages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileIndependentMichael Hall Schoolages 2-19, 384 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySackville Schoolages 11-18, 1,525 pupils2.3 miCollegeEast Surrey College13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW10 miRailway stationEast Grinstead3.0 miBus stationBus StationUckfield9.3 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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