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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 min4:41 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:59 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,970 residentsin the Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart Sutton census areaMedian age 40.34,661 households73% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 6,057 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C734 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksLeeds Castle Educationcastle · under a mileBattel Hallhistoric site · under a mileThe Great Waterlake · under a mileHollingbourne Manorhistoric site · 1.8 miHome Lakelake · 1.4 miSilver Hillhill · 1.6 miScrub Woodwoodland · under a mileAshen Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Ridge Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 44 haMote Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 174 haThe Greenpark · 2.6 miLance Memorial Fieldsports ground · 1.4 miWhite Horse Woodpark · 4.1 mi · 29 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201535 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 7.4 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,711 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCygnet Hospital Maidstone4.5 miGP surgeryLangley1.7 miPharmacyPaydens Pharmacy3.1 miDentistDental Department2.0 miPolice stationKent Police RecruitmentMaidstone3.9 miCash machineMFG - Maidstone Service Area (MRH), Hollingbourne1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryLeeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 87 pupils1.0 miPrimaryKingswood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 118 pupils1.0 miSecondaryThe Lenham Schoolages 11-18, 820 pupils3.4 miCollegeMidKent College11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN23 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW36 miRailway stationHollingbourne1.6 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone5.0 miFerryTown PierGravesend18 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingIONITYMaidstone1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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