Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:43 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:59 am – 3:53 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 January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C920 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 12 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 · 2.2 miScotney Castle - National Trustcastle · 3.2 miWadhurst Park Lakelake · 2.4 miOsmers Hillhill · under a mileBayham Old Abbeyhistoric site · 3.0 miBestbeech Hillhill · 1.2 miWalter's Mill, Mark Crosshistoric site · 3.4 miLittle Pell Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTown Row Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200736 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202435 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 6.3 · PM10 9.5 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
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 169 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Health - Tunbridge Wells Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryWadhurst Medical Groupright herePharmacyWadhurst Pharmacyright hereDentistLantern Cottage Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationTunbridge Wells Police Station5.8 miCash machineJempsons2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialSecondaryUplands Academyages 11-16, 699 pupilsright herePrimaryWadhurst CofE Primary School and Nurseryages 4-11, 269 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSacred Heart Schoolages 2-11, 138 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW24 miRailway stationWadhurst1.3 miBus stationBus ParkBattle12 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsWadhurst2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN5 postcode district.
