Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:42 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:58 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,769 residentsin the Tenterden & Rolvenden census areaMedian age 54.94,105 households70% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,672 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C710 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksTilder Gillvalley · under a mileRatsbury Woodwoodland · under a mileOasthouse Woodwoodland · under a mileSparkes Gillvalley · 2.4 miRed Hillhill · 3.2 miThe Beecheswater · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Gardenpark · 1.1 miSmall Hythe Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileTenterden Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 40 haTenterden Liesure Centresports ground · under a mileHookstead Greenpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201537 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202440 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.2 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 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 broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,408 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest View Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryIvy Court Surgery5 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyPaydens Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistWoodbury Dental And Laser Clinic1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryTenterden Infant Schoolages 5-11, 124 pupils1.0 miPrimaryTenterden Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 206 pupils1.0 miSecondaryHomewood School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,772 pupils1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN36 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW39 miRailway stationAppledore (Kent)5.3 miLight railTenterden Town Rail Station (KESR)1.3 miBus stationBus ParkBattle13 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal18 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN30 postcode district.
