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Local servicesHospitalKent & Canterbury Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryBlean Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyGiles Lane Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistCastle Street Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 4 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBlean Primary Schoolages 3-11, 449 pupilsunder a mileIndependentKent College (Canterbury)ages 11-19, 507 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe Archbishop's Schoolages 11-18, 770 pupils1.6 miUniversityUniversity of Kent1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN24 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN53 miRailway stationCanterbury West2.1 miBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent1.3 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal15 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT2 postcode district.

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County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:39 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:57 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,032 residentsin the Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University census areaMedian age 22.32,669 households79% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting17.3% unemployment rate41% of adults are economically active, 3,313 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: education 23%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 43% go by car, 6% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C692 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTonford Lakelake · 2.5 miSwan Lakelake · 2.7 miBingley Islandisland · 2.4 miClay Hillhill · 1.8 miMill Streamriver · 2.4 miGolden Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDukes Meadowpark · 1.5 mi · 4 haKingsmead Recreation Groundpark · 2.2 miWestgate Gardenspark · 2.2 miBeverley Meadowplaying field · 1.9 mi · 5 haHillside Avenue Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201517 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202332 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband24% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband56% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,100 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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