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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:39 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:58 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,764 residentsin the Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham census areaMedian age 49.23,985 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,692 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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 January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C700 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 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: 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 landmarksBoughton Hillhill · under a mileIron Hillhill · under a mileHigh Woodwoodland · under a mileArnolds Woodwoodland · under a mileSwan Lakelake · 3.5 miTonford Lakelake · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBoughton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 66 haFaversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and Crematoriumpark · 1.7 mi · 4 haVillage Greenpark · 3.1 miDukes Meadowpark · 3.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201520 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202331 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 7.2 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,370 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 121 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFaversham Cottage Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryOld School Surgery3.0 miPharmacyNewton Place Pharmacy3.7 miDentistMydentist Faversham3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBoughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary Schoolages 5-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHernhill Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 210 pupils1.8 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,156 pupils3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Kent4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN23 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW51 miRailway stationSelling1.5 miBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent4.2 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal15 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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