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English Language Schools 10 Driving Schools 10 Dance Schools 8 Karate Schools 8 Music Schools 7 After School Clubs 7 Primary Schools 7 Ballet Schools 6 Nursery Schools 6 Drama Schools 5 Language Schools 5 Kung Fu Schools 5 Riding School and Stables 5 High and Secondary Schools 4 Beauty Schools 4 Community Schools 3 Art and Design Schools 3 Independent or Preparatory Schools 3 Martial Arts Schools 3 Sailing Schools 3 Grammar Schools 2 Swimming Lessons 2 Kickboxing Schools 2 Schools 2 Business Schools 1 Tennis Lessons 1 Guitar Instructors 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.

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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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