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County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN27
Telephone code01233
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:41 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:58 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,191 residentsin the Charing, Pluckley & Challock census areaMedian age 51.23,434 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,722 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C732 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksRound Woodwoodland · under a mileCole Woodwoodland · under a mileEastwell Lakelake · 3.9 miPrebbles Hillhill · 2.9 miMill Pondspond · 2.2 miLark Hillhill · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCharing Alderbed Meadowpark · under a mile · 3 haDeal Field Shawpark · 1.1 miThe Arthur Baker Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haCherry Downspark · 2.5 miSource: 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 201529 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202333 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 6.9 · 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
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,703 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOne Ashford Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryCharing Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyThe Charing Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Surgery3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryCharing Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 199 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Lenham Schoolages 11-18, 820 pupils4.1 miUniversityUniversity of Kent13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN25 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW43 miRailway stationCharing (Kent)under a mileBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone12 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal16 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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