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County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN18
Telephone code01580
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C831 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSandhurst War Memorialhistoric site · 2.7 miLouisa Lakelake · 2.3 miBedgebury Forestforest · 2.5 miCranbrook Union Windmillhistoric site · 3.6 miMarshall's Lakelake · 3.2 miFour Acre Woodwoodland · under a mileWhite's Woodwoodland · under a mileSugarloaf Hillhill · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHawkhurst Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 20 haLower Greenpark · 2.8 miThe Greenpark · 3.3 miTown Meadowpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201544 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 9.8 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
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawkhurst Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWeald View Medical Practice - Hawkhurst2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHawkhurst Pharmacyright hereDentistStonerock Dental Careright herePolice stationCranbrook Police Station3.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Cranbrook3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryHawkhurst Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 192 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSt Ronan's Schoolages 2-13, 359 pupils1.1 miSecondaryCranbrook Schoolages 11-18, 958 pupils3.7 miCollegeBexhill College13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW31 miRailway stationEtchingham3.8 miBus stationBus ParkBattle9.0 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal27 miBus stops26 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseWadhurst3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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