Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:42 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:00 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,213 residentsin the Hadlow & East Peckham census areaMedian age 48.32,939 households70% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright18% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,257 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C658 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 20 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)
Parks and green spacesHop Farm Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 88 haPoult Wood Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 51 haHadlow Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haHadlow Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.8 miThe Commonpark · 3.5 mi · 10 haHaysden Country Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 77 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201548 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202445 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 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 broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,027 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 35 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTonbridge Cottage Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryHadlow Medical Centre1.0 miPharmacyHadlow Pharmacy1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHadlow Primary Schoolages 4-11, 187 pupils1.0 miSecondaryHadlow Rural Community Schoolages 11-16, 377 pupils1.1 miPrimaryEast Peckham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW23 miRailway stationBeltring2.8 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks7.6 miFerryTown PierGravesend16 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN11 postcode district.
