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Local servicesHospitalChelsfield Park Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryThe Oaks Partnership5 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyWell5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistMydentist1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 4 specialPrimaryCrockenhill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsright herePrimarySt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 2-11, 279 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrchards Academyages 11-18, 554 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Kent College3.8 miUniversityRose Bruford College4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY9.6 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW22 miRailway stationSwanleyunder a mileBus stationBus StationBluewater6.2 miFerryWoolwich Arsenal Pier8.6 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BR8 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BR8 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtBR8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:42 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:01 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,856 residentsin the Swanley South & Crockenhill census areaMedian age 41.42,813 households79% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,437 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 49% go by car, 10% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% 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, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C650 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°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 landmarksBroom Hillhill · 1.5 miGarland Hillhill · 2.1 miTile Kilns Woodwoodland · under a mileCacketshill Woodwoodland · under a mileBrooklands Lakelake · 4.4 miSwanley Bottomvalley · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · within reachHarvestfield Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haLullingstone and Preston Hill Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 287 haPedham Place Golf Centregolf course · 1.4 mi · 116 haWhite Oak Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 miGrassmeade Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200748 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202327 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 11 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,934 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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