Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:40 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:57 am – 3:50 pm
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People10,396 residentsin the Brabourne Lees & North Romney census areaMedian age 42.24,124 households77% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,196 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle56% 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 August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C892 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksFishponds Bottomvalley · under a mileTrout Lakelake · 2.6 miWestfield Woodwoodland · under a mileHaines Woodwoodland · under a mileSpelders Hillhill · 2.3 miSwinyard's Hillhill · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCommonpark · 3.3 mi · 21 haConningbrook Lakes Country Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 34 haFarthing Commonpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201521 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202339 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 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,766 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation177 m581 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 142 to 191 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGstt @ William Harvey Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryWye Surgery2.8 miPharmacyWell3.1 miDentistWye Dental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBodsham Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 70 pupils1.0 miPrimaryBrabourne Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 104 pupils2.0 miSecondaryWye Schoolages 11-18, 557 pupils2.8 miUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN31 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW51 miRailway stationWye3.3 miBus stationBus StationCanterbury8.5 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal7.0 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN25 postcode district.
