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County or areaEast Sussex
Postcode districtTN3
Telephone code01870
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:43 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:00 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C888 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 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 landmarksStone Cross, Kenthistoric site · 1.0 miBroadwater Forestforest · 1.4 miHamsell Lakelake · 2.0 miHargate Forestforest · 2.8 miBeech Woodwoodland · under a mileBassetts Manorhistoric site · 3.9 miSaint's Shawwoodland · under a mileInkpin's Pondpond · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMolyneux Park Gardenspark · 3.2 miDunorlan Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 22 haGrosvenor Recreation Groundpark · 4.3 mi · 14 haSource: 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 200743 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 5.4 · 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
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
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Tunbridge Wells Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryGroombridge And Hartfield Medical Groupright herePharmacyRusthall Pharmacy2.4 miDentistEsperance Oral Health Care1.5 miPolice stationTunbridge Wells Police Station3.6 miCash machineEsso Budgens1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryGroombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 117 pupilsunder a mileIndependentHolmewood House Schoolages 2-13, 439 pupils1.5 miSecondaryBennett Memorial Diocesan Schoolages 11-18, 1,913 pupils3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW16 miRailway stationAshurst (Kent)1.7 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks11 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsRoyal Tunbridge Wells1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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