Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:43 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 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 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C872 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 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 landmarksRobertsbridge Abbeyhistoric site · 2.3 miVinehall Forestforest · 1.6 miBrede Woodswalk or trail · 1.1 miGreat Dixter House and Gardenshistoric site · 2.9 miGlottenham Castlecastle · 3.4 miPowdermill Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miBowling Alley Woodwoodland · under a mileWatts' Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.8 miHerdman Trust Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.4 miThe Hubsports ground · 1.4 miLower Greenpark · 3.8 miLake Fieldpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201545 mi away, Ramsgate, 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 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
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawkhurst Hospital5.6 miGP surgerySedlescombe & Westfield Surgeries2.8 miPharmacyRobertsbridge Pharmacy2.8 miDentistFair Lane Dental Surgery2.7 miPolice stationBattle Police station4.5 miCash machineJempsons3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStaplecross Methodist Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupilsright hereSecondaryRobertsbridge Community Collegeages 11-16, 644 pupils3.3 miCollegeBexhill College8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW34 miRailway stationRobertsbridge3.0 miBus stationBus ParkBattle4.5 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal25 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingPoGo ChargeRobertsbridge2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN32 postcode district.
