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Local servicesHospitalBenenden Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryStaplehurst Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyStaplehurst Pharmacyunder a mileDentistThe Bower Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStaplehurst Schoolages 4-11right hereSecondaryCranbrook Schoolages 11-18, 958 pupils4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN29 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW32 miRailway stationStaplehurstunder a mileBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone7.6 miFerryTown PierGravesend21 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN12 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN12 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:42 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:59 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,693 residentsin the Staplehurst census areaMedian age 45.32,664 households76% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,354 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 51% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C695 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°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 landmarksMonk Lakelake · 2.2 miMartin's Hillhill · 1.1 miMallard Lakelake · 2.7 miNine Acre Woodwoodland · 1.0 miGooseberry Woodwoodland · 1.0 miMatch Lakeswater · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDickens Gate Wildlife Areapark · under a mileJubilee Sports Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 4 haStaplehurst Kentallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 3.9 miTown Meadowpark · 4.8 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 201540 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202444 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,096 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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