Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:44 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:59 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,405 residentsin the Frant & Groombridge census areaMedian age 49.52,627 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,100 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 44% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C947 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 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)
Parks and green spacesTown Row Greenpark · under a mileMillennium Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haWalshes Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 31 haBull Track Bike Parksports ground · 1.5 mi · 9 haLimekiln Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200741 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202434 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 6.4 · 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
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,675 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrowborough War Memorial Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryRotherfield Surgery2.1 miPharmacySt Denys Pharmacyunder a mileDentistAshdown Dental Clinic2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRotherfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMark Cross Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils1.1 miSecondaryBeacon Academyages 11-18, 1,642 pupils2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW19 miRailway stationCrowborough2.0 miBus stationBus StationUckfield8.4 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN6 postcode district.
