Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:41 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:59 am – 3:52 pm
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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°C712 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileThe Ridge Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 44 haMote Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 174 haDickens Gate Wildlife Areapark · 3.5 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 201538 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.9 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCygnet Hospital Maidstone5.1 miGP surgerySouthways4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMediclinic Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Department1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimarySutton Valence Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSutton Valence Schoolages 2-19, 826 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCornwallis Academyages 11-19, 1,402 pupils2.9 miCollegeMidKent College12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN25 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW34 miRailway stationStaplehurst3.3 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone4.6 miFerryTown PierGravesend18 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME17 postcode district.
