Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:44 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:00 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 August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C921 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesCrowborough Beacon Golf Coursegolf course · within reach · 77 haWalshes Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 31 haChapel Greenpark · 1.8 miCanada Greenpark · 1.9 miWolfe Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 4 haHerne Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 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 200745 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202433 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.8 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
Elevation189 m620 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 96 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrowborough War Memorial Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryCommunity Nursing High Wealden5 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyChappells Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistCrowborough Dental Clinic1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimaryHigh Hurstwood Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupils1.6 miPrimarySt Marys Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 214 pupils1.9 miSecondaryBeacon Academyages 11-18, 1,642 pupils2.1 miCollegePlumpton College12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW16 miRailway stationCrowborough2.6 miBus stationBus StationUckfield5.1 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN6 postcode district.
