Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:44 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min7:59 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,475 residentsin the Herstmonceux & Ninfield census areaMedian age 53.32,757 households81% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,026 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C898 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksBlackdown Mill, Punnetts Townhistoric site · under a mileDallington Forestforest · under a mileBateman's NThistoric site · 3.2 miPark Hillhill · 1.6 miTrill's Woodwoodland · under a mileKemp's Woodwoodland · under a mileTod's Lakelake · 3.9 miOlivers Hillhill · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJubilee Parkpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200738 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202428 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 4.7 · 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
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,953 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation139 m456 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 85 to 182 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmberstone Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryPunnetts Town Medical Centre1.0 miPharmacyProcter Health Care Pharmacy3.5 miDentistOak Lodge Dental Practice3.2 miPolice stationBattle Police station7.2 miCash machineBurwash Service Station (CZI), Burwash3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPunnetts Town Community Primary School and Nurseryages 4-11, 121 pupils1.1 miPrimaryDallington Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 118 pupils1.6 miSecondaryHeathfield Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,416 pupils2.2 miCollegeBexhill College10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW26 miRailway stationStonegate4.6 miBus stationBus ParkBattle7.2 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsHeathfield3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN21 postcode district.
