Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:40 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:58 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,523 residentsin the Teynham & Badlesmere census areaMedian age 43.53,863 households66% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright15% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,602 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle49% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C781 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksSprats Hillhill · under a mileTorry Hillhill · 1.7 miBorden Woodwoodland · under a mileJackson's Woodwoodland · under a mileHome Lakelake · 5.3 miSyndale Bottomvalley · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCherry Downspark · 3.0 miDeal Field Shawpark · 4.1 miJohnson House Gardenspark · 4.5 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 201529 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202328 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,022 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSittingbourne Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryLen Valley Practice3.7 miPharmacyGreen Street Pharmacy3.4 miDentistDental Surgery3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryEastling Primary Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupils2.0 miSecondaryThe Sittingbourne Schoolages 11-19, 1,556 pupils3.6 miCollegeMidKent College12.6 miUniversityUniversity of Kent13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN20 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW43 miRailway stationTeynham3.9 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone11 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal20 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME9 postcode district.
