Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:42 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:02 am – 3:52 pm
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People12,924 residentsin the Slade Green & Crayford Marshes census areaMedian age 33.24,688 households47% of homes owner-occupied14% owned outright34% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 5,840 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 40% go by car, 27% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C600 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 days of air frost, 25 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 landmarksAnchor Baybay · under a mileCrayford Creektidal water · under a mileBrooklands Lakelake · 2.6 miDartford Creektidal water · 1.0 miThe Dellcorrie · 1.0 miCrayford Marsheswetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDartford Heathpark · 1.8 mi · 171 haMartens Grove Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 14 haCrayford War Memorial Gardenpark · 1.2 miErith Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSouth Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haErith Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200749 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202321 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 13 · PM2.5 8.2 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,410 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKings @ Erith & District Hospital1.3 miGP surgerySlade Green Medical Ctr.19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell16 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools24 primary, 8 secondary, 3 specialPrimarySt. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 348 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHaberdashers' Slade Green Primaryages 3-11, 280 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHaberdashers' Crayford Academyages 11-18, 1,078 pupils1.1 miCollegeNorth Kent College2.6 miUniversityRose Bruford College4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.4 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW28 miRailway stationSlade Greenunder a mileBus stationRailway StationGreenhithe3.9 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth4.6 miBus stops65 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DA8 postcode district.
