Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:43 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:00 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,662 residentsin the Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough census areaMedian age 47.02,941 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,432 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 13%, education 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 40% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C699 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 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)
Parks and green spacesHaysden Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 77 haPennington Groundsplaying field · under a mileGrosvenor Recreation Groundpark · 2.3 mi · 14 haSouthfields Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 9 haMolyneux Park Gardenspark · 2.3 miTunbridge Wells Sports Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200741 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202442 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,046 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTonbridge Cottage Hospital1.7 miGP surgerySt Andrews Medical Centre7 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.4 miDentistLondon Road (Dental Surgery)1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools7 primary, 7 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryBidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 200 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouthborough CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 631 pupils1.2 miSecondarySt Gregory's Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 1,093 pupils1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW18 miRailway stationLeigh (Kent)2.0 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks7.3 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend20 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN4 postcode district.
