Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:41 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min7:56 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,056 residentsin the Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & Brookland census areaMedian age 55.63,116 households77% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,799 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C699 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November26 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesCountrys Field Millennium Parkpark · 1.4 miMillennium Woodpark · 1.9 miDymchurch Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 5 haBrockhill Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201526 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202448 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,343 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGstt @ William Harvey Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryMartello Health Centre1.5 miPharmacyFerris Chemist1.6 miDentistPennypot Dental Surgery2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryDymchurch Primary Schoolages 4-11, 169 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBrockhill Park Performing Arts Collegeages 11-18, 1,314 pupils3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN39 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW52 miRailway stationWestenhanger3.7 miLight railBurmarsh Road Station (RHDR)Dymchurchunder a mileFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal6.0 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN29 postcode district.
