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County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN17
Telephone code0159065
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:42 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:58 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,719 residentsin the Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst census areaMedian age 47.23,493 households69% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,827 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C743 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksHemsted Forestforest · 1.0 miRogley Hillhill · 1.2 miLake Chadlake · 2.7 miSharp's Hillhill · 1.4 miPond Shawwoodland · under a mileMockbeggar Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHemsted Forest Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 37 haThe Greenpark · 2.3 miHole Parksports ground · 1.7 miThoburn Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miMillennium Gardenpark · 3.3 miTown Meadowpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201538 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202440 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,805 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBenenden Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWestview - Benenden East2.9 miPharmacyPaydens Pharmacy3.2 miDentistThe Dental Centre3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN34 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW35 miRailway stationHeadcorn5.4 miLight railRolvenden Rail Station (KESR)2.4 miBus stationBus ParkBattle13 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal22 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN17 postcode district.


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