Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:43 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min7:58 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,909 residentsin the Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross census areaMedian age 53.23,302 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,634 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C886 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksKing's Head Mill, Battlehistoric site · 2.2 miVinehall Forestforest · 1.5 miEnglish Heritagehistoric site · 2.5 miThe Mountainmountain · 3.4 miBrede Woodswalk or trail · 1.5 miPowdermill Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miGlottenham Castlecastle · 3.7 miPowdermill Lakelake · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSedlescombe Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 50 haLake Fieldpark · 2.3 miSt Helen's Woodpark · 4.6 mi · 40 haCrowhurst Art Gardenpark · 3.7 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 201547 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202430 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,551 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUckfield Hospital4.0 miGP surgerySedlescombe & Westfield Surgeriesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.5 miDentistThe Mount Street Dental Practice2.4 miPolice stationBattle Police station2.5 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative St Leonards Battle Road 2904.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimarySedlescombe Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileIndependentMarlborough House Vinehall Schoolages 2-14, 292 pupils1.9 miSecondaryClaverham Community Collegeages 11-16, 1,147 pupils3.1 miCollegeBexhill College6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW34 miRailway stationBattle2.4 miBus stationBus ParkBattle2.5 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops14 within a mileCar parkBudgens Car ParkBattle2.5 miEV chargingPoGo ChargeRobertsbridge2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN33 postcode district.
