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After School Clubs 10 Business Schools 9 Nursery Schools 9 Driving Schools 9 Dance Schools 8 Ballet Schools 8 Language Schools 8 Karate Schools 8 Riding School and Stables 8 Independent or Preparatory Schools 6 Primary Schools 6 Music Schools 5 Drama Schools 5 Martial Arts Schools 5 English Language Schools 5 Swimming Lessons 4 Art and Design Schools 4 Sailing Schools 4 Schools 4 Taekwondo Schools 3 Beauty Schools 3 Grammar Schools 3 High and Secondary Schools 3 Community Schools 2 Tennis Lessons 1 Aikido Schools 1 Guitar Instructors 1

Local servicesHospitalThe Bmi Chaucer Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryOld School Surgery1.8 miPharmacyWell4.4 miDentistWye Dental Surgery4.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryChilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 81 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChartham Primary Schoolages 5-11, 380 pupils1.9 miSecondaryWye Schoolages 11-18, 557 pupils4.2 miUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN26 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW50 miRailway stationChilhamunder a mileBus stationBus StationCanterbury5.4 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal12 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT4 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT4 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:40 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:57 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,427 residentsin the Wye, Chilham & Kennington census areaMedian age 45.53,496 households67% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright14% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,958 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 49% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C744 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 18 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: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 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 landmarksNorth Downshills · 1.0 miTemple Hillhill · 1.6 miSwan Lakelake · 3.6 miChurch Woodwoodland · under a mileTonford Lakelake · 3.8 miStile Farm Alderswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChilham Sports Centresports ground · under a mileVillage Greenpark · 2.3 miBadlesmere Leespark · 3.8 mi · 4 haFaversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and Crematoriumpark · 4.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201521 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202334 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,658 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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