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
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People5,798 residentsin the Boughton & Selling census areaMedian age 49.02,410 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,747 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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°C691 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 days of air frost, 19 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)
Nearby landmarksButts Hillhill · under a mileIron Hillhill · under a mileCurrant Woodwoodland · under a mileTrent Woodwoodland · under a mileSwan Lakelake · 4.5 miTonford Lakelake · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBoughton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 66 haFaversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and Crematoriumpark · under a mile · 4 haFaversham Lakes Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 9 haOare Gunpowder Works Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201521 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202330 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.7 · 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
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,467 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 69 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFaversham Cottage Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryFaversham Medical Group2.6 miPharmacyNewton Place Pharmacy2.6 miDentistMydentist Faversham2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBoughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary Schoolages 5-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHernhill Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 210 pupils1.4 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,156 pupils2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Kent5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN22 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW50 miRailway stationSelling1.4 miBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent5.1 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal16 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME13 postcode district.
