Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:43 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:59 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,405 residentsin the Frant & Groombridge census areaMedian age 49.52,627 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,100 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 44% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% 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 higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C882 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 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)
Parks and green spacesNevill Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 53 haThe Greenplaying field · under a mileDunorlan Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 22 haSt Mark's Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 9 haGrosvenor Recreation Groundpark · 3.1 mi · 14 haMolyneux Park Gardenspark · 2.8 miSource: 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 200739 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202437 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,675 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation178 m584 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 181 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Health - Tunbridge Wells Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryFrant Surgeryright herePharmacyImperial Pharmacy2.1 miDentistWarwick Park Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimaryFrant Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 96 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBroadwater Down Primary Schoolages 4-11, 109 pupils1.8 miSecondarySkinners' Kent Academyages 11-18, 1,017 pupils3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW20 miRailway stationFrant1.1 miBus stationBus StationUckfield12 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN3 postcode district.
