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County or areaKent
Postcode districtDA2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:42 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:01 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,873 residentsin the Bean, Darenth & Sutton at Hone census areaMedian age 41.02,670 households69% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright19% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,273 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: construction 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 62% go by car, 7% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C606 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 24 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 15°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDartford War Memorialhistoric site · 1.9 miBrooklands Lakelake · 1.5 miFranks Hallhistoric site · 2.2 miCastle Hill Ebbsfleetcastle · 3.2 miBluewater Nature Trailwalk or trail · 1.8 miThe Alderswoodland · under a mileSwanley Bottomvalley · 1.7 miEagle Cliffcliffs · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDarenth Country Parkpark · under a mile · 31 haBeacon Wood Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 27 haDartford Heathpark · 2.2 mi · 171 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileHill Rise Greenplaying field · under a mileGore Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200746 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202322 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 16 · PM2.5 8.3 · PM10 15 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,712 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDarent Valley Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryBennett Way Surgery13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHobbs Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationSwanley Police Station3.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Lane End, Lane Endunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools10 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 372 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreenlands Primary Schoolages 5-11, 182 pupils1.0 miSecondarySir Geoffrey Leigh Academyages 11-19, 1,318 pupils1.2 miCollegeNorth Kent College1.9 miUniversityRose Bruford College6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY10 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW26 miRailway stationFarningham RoadSutton At Hone1.3 miBus stationBus StationBluewater1.9 miFerryTilbury Ferry Terminal5.7 miBus stops41 within a mileCar parkApcoaDartford2.0 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsDartford1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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