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Theatres 9 Golf Courses 8 Art Galleries 8 Holiday Parks 7 Lakes 6 Aquariums 6 Park and Gardens 6 Museums 6 Nature Reserves 3 Zoos 2 Golf Driving Ranges 2 Theme Parks 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Go Karting 1

Local servicesHospitalBenenden Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryOrchard End2.5 miPharmacyCranbrook Pharmacy2.9 miDentistTotal Orthodontics Cranbrook2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryBenenden Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 213 pupilsright hereIndependentBenenden Schoolages 10-19, 480 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCranbrook Schoolages 11-18, 958 pupils2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW34 miRailway stationHeadcorn7.1 miLight railRolvenden Rail Station (KESR)3.4 miBus stationBus ParkBattle11 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal23 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN17 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN17 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:42 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:58 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,719 residentsin the Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst census areaMedian age 47.23,493 households69% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,827 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle41% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C786 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBeacon Hillhill · under a mileHemsted Forestforest · 2.0 miPlumtree Dinglevalley · 1.0 miLake Chadlake · 2.7 miNew Pondpond · under a mileBrewer's Shawwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · within reachThe Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Recreation Fieldplaying field · within reachHemsted Forest Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 37 haThoburn Allotmentsallotments · under a mileTown Meadowpark · 2.6 miHole Parksports ground · 1.4 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 201541 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202438 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,805 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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