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County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT15
Telephone code01904
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:39 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:56 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,594 residentsin the Eythorne & Shepherdswell census areaMedian age 53.52,749 households83% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,955 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C829 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksKelk Hillhill · 1.2 miLeighgate Bottomvalley · 2.2 miBox Woodwoodland · under a mileCanterbury Pondpond · 1.5 miLittle Stafflands Woodwoodland · 1.1 miAbbey Lakelake · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTilmanstone Colliery Welfare Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 6 haThe Greenpark · 1.9 miFair Fieldpark · 2.7 mi · 10 haKearsney Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201510 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202343 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,850 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuckland Community Hospital Cdc5.4 miGP surgeryPremnath_Elvington2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots2.7 miDentistBeech Grove Dental Clinic1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryEythorne Elvington Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 111 pupilsunder a mileIndependentBeech Grove Schoolages 4-19, 86 pupils1.6 miSecondaryDover Christ Church Academyages 11-18, 761 pupils4.3 miCollegeEKC Group12.7 miUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN35 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW63 miRailway stationShepherds WellShepherdswell1.8 miBus stationBus StationCanterbury9.0 miFerryDover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal6.4 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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