Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:42 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:01 am – 3:52 pm
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People5,931 residentsin the Hartley & Hodsoll Street census areaMedian age 52.92,427 households82% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright9% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,503 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 49% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C642 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksScudders Hillhill · under a mileSkinners Hillhill · 1.4 miDean Bottomvalley · 1.3 miBillings Hill Shawwoodland · under a mileGorse Bottomvalley · 1.7 miHartley Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRedlibbets Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 93 haLongfield Community Parkpark · 1.1 miCorinthian Sports Clubplaying field · under a mileBeacon Wood Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 27 haAsh Green Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haCamer Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 18 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 201549 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202323 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 9.9 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,495 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFawkham Manor Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryJubilee Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHodgson Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHartley Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryOur Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfieldages 4-11, 217 pupilsright herePrimaryLeigh Academy Hartleyages 3-11, 445 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLeigh Academy Longfieldages 11-18, 992 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Kent College5.5 miUniversityRose Bruford College9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY14 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW27 miRailway stationLongfieldunder a mileBus stationBus StationBluewater3.8 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend5.0 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DA3 postcode district.
