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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People8,102 residentsin the Mayfield & Wadhurst census areaMedian age 51.43,466 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,687 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 12%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 41% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C899 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 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 landmarksArgos Hill Mill, Mayfieldhistoric site · 1.3 miArgos Hill Windmillhistoric site · 1.3 miArgos Hillhill · 1.3 miOld Lakelake · 2.9 miHeron's Gillvalley · 1.3 miLong Gillvalley · 1.3 miWadhurst Park Lakelake · 3.1 miGravel Hillhill · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 6 haGarden Plotsallotments · under a mileFive Ashespark · 2.0 miMillennium Greenpark · 2.4 mi · 4 haTown Row Greenpark · 2.7 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 200740 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202432 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 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,596 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation138 m453 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrowborough War Memorial Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryWoodhill Surgeryunder a milePharmacySt Dunstans Pharmacyright hereDentistMayfield Dental Centreright herePolice stationCrowborough Police Station4.4 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMCrowborough3.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentIndependentMayfield Schoolages 11-18, 349 pupilsright herePrimaryMayfield Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 133 pupilsright hereSecondaryHeathfield Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,416 pupils3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW21 miRailway stationCrowborough3.6 miBus stationBus StationUckfield8.0 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops14 within a mileCar park2 South Street ParkingMayfieldunder a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsHeathfield3.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN20 postcode district.
