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County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:43 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:00 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,512 residentsin the Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green census areaMedian age 45.24,334 households71% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,193 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C768 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 17 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: 7 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 landmarksMatfield Househistoric site · 1.9 miSnails Bottomvalley · under a mileForest Woodforest · 2.0 miThe Hadlow Towerhistoric site · 3.3 miRowley Hillhill · 1.5 miHogg Woodwoodland · under a mileHalfmoon Woodwoodland · under a mileKnells Bottomvalley · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHop Farm Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 88 haMatfield Greenpark · 1.9 miPutlands Leisure Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 6 haGrosvenor Recreation Groundpark · 3.5 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201548 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202443 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,288 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTunbridge Wells Hospital At Pembury2.4 miGP surgeryHospice In The Weald8 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyPaddock Wood Pharmacy1.9 miDentistWoodlands Health Centre1.8 miPolice stationTonbridge Police Station3.4 miCash machineMFG - Paddock Wood (MRH)1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryCapel Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileIndependentKent College Pemburyages 2-20, 352 pupils1.1 miSecondaryLeigh Academy Mascallsages 11-18, 1,227 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW23 miRailway stationPaddock Wood2.0 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks9.4 miFerryTown PierGravesend19 miBus stops7 within a mileCar parkCar Park B Paddock Wood Station Main | APCOATonbridge2.0 miEV chargingCapel Village Hall2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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