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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:40 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:59 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,887 residentsin the Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar census areaMedian age 46.13,491 households79% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,260 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C674 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSharsted Courthistoric site · 3.2 miTelegraph Hillhill · 1.3 miCheney Hillhill · 1.5 miMill Pondpond · under a mileSharfleet Creekbay · 2.9 miFaversham Stone Chapelhistoric site · 4.0 miFowley Islandisland · 3.1 miWellmarsh Creekbay · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMilton Creek Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 45 haMurston Heart Creative Community Hubpark · 1.3 miRectory Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haJohnson House Gardenspark · 1.9 miHighsted Outdoor Education Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 19 haSchool Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201529 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202325 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 7.7 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,872 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSittingbourne Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryThe Chestnuts Surgery6 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyH 2 H Pharmacy Limited9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.3 miPolice stationKent County ConstabularySittingbourne1.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Murston, Murstonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 4 specialPrimaryBapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 252 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Sittingbourne Schoolages 11-19, 1,556 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLansdowne Primary Schoolages 4-11, 415 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMidKent College10.6 miUniversityUniversity of Kent13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN17 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW43 miRailway stationSittingbourne1.6 miBus stationWaterfront Bus StationChatham11 miFerryTown PierGravesend19 miBus stops42 within a mileCar parkThe Swallows Car ParkSittingbourne1.5 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationSittingbourne2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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