Local servicesHospitalGstt @ Maidstone Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryCommunity Paediatric Service7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCoxheath Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistColosseum Dental (Maidstone)1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryCoxheath Primary Schoolages 4-11, 463 pupilsright hereSecondaryCornwallis Academyages 11-19, 1,402 pupils1.1 miPrimaryEast Farleigh Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupils1.1 miCollegeMidKent College11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN25 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW30 miRailway stationEast Farleigh1.6 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone3.1 miFerryTown PierGravesend16 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME17 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:42 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:59 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,849 residentsin the Loose & Coxheath census areaMedian age 44.53,233 households78% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright11% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,835 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C719 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 16 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)
Nearby landmarksReason Hillhill · under a mileBarn Hillhill · under a milePuma Lakelake · 2.7 miBridges Lakelake · 2.7 miLoose Valleyvalley · 1.5 miAmsbury Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHayle Park Nature Reservepark · 1.9 mi · 15 haMote Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 174 haTeston Bridgepark · 2.4 mi · 13 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 2 haVicarage Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miSource: 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 201541 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 8.1 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,557 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
