Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:42 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min7:57 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,623 residentsin the Rye & Winchelsea census areaMedian age 53.93,636 households65% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright17% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,160 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 52% go by car, 4% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C745 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesRye Golf Linksgolf course · under a mile · 84 haWatch House Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileRye Community Gardenpark · 1.8 miBonfire Saltsplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haJohnsons Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201539 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202435 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,192 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRye Memorial Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryFerguson3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryRye Collegeages 11-16, 645 pupils1.7 miPrimaryRye Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 202 pupils1.8 miCollegeBexhill College13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW44 miRailway stationRye1.7 miBus stationBus ParkBattle12 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal19 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN31 postcode district.
