Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:43 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min7:59 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,102 residentsin the Mayfield & Wadhurst census areaMedian age 51.43,466 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,687 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 12%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 41% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C922 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksOld Lakelake · 1.4 miWadhurst Park Lakelake · 1.6 miBestbeech Hillhill · 1.5 miGrubbin's Woodwoodland · under a mileLong Gillvalley · 1.5 miCinderhill Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 6 haTown Row Greenpark · 2.9 miMillennium Greenpark · 3.2 mi · 4 haFive Ashespark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 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 202433 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 4.8 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,596 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrowborough War Memorial Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryWadhurst Medical Group2.4 miPharmacySt Dunstans Pharmacy2.2 miDentistMayfield Dental Centre2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW22 miRailway stationWadhurst2.4 miBus stationBus StationUckfield10 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN5 postcode district.
