Local servicesHospitalHawkhurst Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryWeald View Medical Practice - Hawkhurst2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyHawkhurst Pharmacy1.1 miDentistStonerock Dental Care1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentIndependentSt Ronan's Schoolages 2-13, 359 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHawkhurst Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 192 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCranbrook Schoolages 11-18, 958 pupils3.9 miCollegeBexhill College13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW32 miRailway stationEtchingham4.4 miBus stationBus ParkBattle8.7 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal26 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN18 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:43 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min7:58 am – 3:53 pm
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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 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C825 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksBay Pondpond · under a mileLouisa Lakelake · 3.3 miWalker's Woodwoodland · under a mileBarnfield Woodwoodland · under a milePlumtree Dinglevalley · 1.9 miBedgebury Forestforest · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLower Greenpark · 1.7 miHawkhurst Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 20 haThe Greenpark · 2.7 miOrchard Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miTown Meadowpark · 3.7 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 201543 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202436 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 5.1 · 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
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
