Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:44 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min7:59 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,990 residentsin the Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield census areaMedian age 53.03,319 households81% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,752 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C862 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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)
Nearby landmarksThe Dinglevalley · under a mileWorkhouse Woodwoodland · under a mileWalk Woodwoodland · under a mileHigh Cross Lakelake · 3.5 miNew Pondpond · 1.4 miPick Hillhill · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Parkpark · 2.1 miFive Ashespark · 3.4 miHorsted Green Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 29 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 200743 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202427 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,380 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUckfield Community Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryWadham2.0 miPharmacyProcter Health Care Pharmacy2.5 miDentistColosseum Dental (Heathfield)2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBlackboys Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 139 pupils1.5 miSecondaryHeathfield Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,416 pupils3.6 miCollegeEast Sussex College Group12.0 miUniversityUniversity of Sussex13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW21 miRailway stationBuxted3.7 miBus stationBus StationUckfield4.6 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN21 postcode district.
