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High Halden Kent

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Art Galleries 10 Holiday Parks 9 Theatres 8 Golf Courses 7 Aquariums 7 Park and Gardens 7 Museums 6 Lakes 5 Nature Reserves 4 Golf Driving Ranges 3 Zoos 2 Go Karting 2 Wildlife and Safari Parks 2 Racecourses 1

Local servicesHospitalWest View Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryApcos Tenterden Opticians2.5 miPharmacyBoots2.5 miDentistEasy Smile (The Cellars)2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryHigh Halden Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 105 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 177 pupils1.3 miSecondaryHomewood School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,772 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN32 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW39 miRailway stationPluckley4.1 miLight railTenterden Town Rail Station (KESR)2.5 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone14 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal18 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN26 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN26 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN26
Telephone code01233
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:41 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:58 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,208 residentsin the Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden census areaMedian age 51.02,502 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,756 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle37% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C715 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 18 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: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Grovewoodland · under a mileLesser Grovewoodland · under a mileSharp's Hillhill · 2.8 miThe Forestforest · 4.2 miCackle Hillhill · 3.2 miTilder Gillvalley · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHookstead Greenpark · under a mileTenterden Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 40 haMillennium Gardenpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201535 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202443 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband16% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,751 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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