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
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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°C874 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksLeighgate Bottomvalley · 1.5 miTwenty Acre Shawwoodland · under a mileAbbey Lakelake · 3.3 miWarren Bottomvalley · 1.9 miBromley Woodwoodland · under a mileCanterbury Pondpond · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileKearsney Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 14 haTilmanstone Colliery Welfare Sports Groundsports ground · 1.8 mi · 6 haBushy Ruffpark · 3.1 mi · 5 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 201512 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202344 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 6.0 · 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
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuckland Community Hospital Cdc4.7 miGP surgeryPremnath_Shepherdswell5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2.8 miDentistAdvance Healthcare Logistics LTD2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryShepherdswell Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 213 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLydden Primary Schoolages 4-11, 68 pupils1.7 miSecondaryDover Christ Church Academyages 11-18, 761 pupils4.0 miCollegeEKC Group14.6 miUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN35 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW61 miRailway stationShepherds WellShepherdswellunder a mileBus stationBus StationCanterbury8.8 miFerryDover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal6.0 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME7 postcode district.
