Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:44 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:00 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,434 residentsin the Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch census areaMedian age 49.32,682 households73% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,052 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle45% 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 higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C872 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksPooh Sticks Bridgehistoric site · under a mileBassetts Manorhistoric site · 1.9 miBeggars Barn Shawwoodland · under a mileGrove Woodwoodland · under a mileGills Laphill · 1.7 miPhile Forest Gardenforest · 2.8 miTanner's Hill Petthill · 1.9 miAshdown Forestforest · 3.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesClokes's Cornerpark · 3.8 miChapel Greenpark · 4.1 miCanada Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200747 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202437 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,696 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrowborough War Memorial Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryGroombridge And Hartfield Med Grp - The Hartfield Surgery1.0 miPharmacyAshdown Pharmacy2.5 miDentist1 Riverview Office Park [Dental Surgery]2.3 miPolice stationCrowborough Police Station4.5 miCash machineCrowborough Service Station (Mirren)3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 81 pupils1.1 miSecondaryBeacon Academyages 11-18, 1,642 pupils4.3 miCollegePlumpton College14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW13 miRailway stationAshurst (Kent)3.6 miBus stationBus StationUckfield8.6 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops9 within a mileCar parkGills Lap Car ParkHartfield2.0 miEV chargingbp PulseForest Row2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN7 postcode district.
