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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People7,990 residentsin the Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield census areaMedian age 53.03,319 households81% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,752 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% 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 2°C851 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksNew Mill, Cross in Handhistoric site · 2.1 miSaunders Castlecastle · 3.1 miArgos Hill Windmillhistoric site · 3.5 miWilderness Woodwoodland · under a mileGillhope Bank Woodwoodland · under a mileKing's Marshwetland · 1.4 miThe Dinglevalley · 2.2 miUnderhill Lakelake · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFive Ashespark · 1.7 miWalshes Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 31 haJubilee Parkpark · 3.2 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 200743 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202430 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 5.0 · 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
Broadband49% 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)3,380 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation143 m469 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrowborough War Memorial Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryBuxted Medical Centre2.3 miPharmacyBuxted Pharmacy2.3 miDentistColosseum Dental (Heathfield)3.3 miPolice stationCrowborough Police Station4.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Heathfield3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt Mark's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 58 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFive Ashes CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 53 pupils1.6 miSecondaryUckfield Collegeages 11-18, 1,671 pupils3.9 miCollegePlumpton College12.7 miUniversityUniversity of Sussex14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW19 miRailway stationBuxted2.3 miBus stationBus StationUckfield4.3 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsHeathfield3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN22 postcode district.
