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Local servicesHospitalSittingbourne Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryMemorial Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyPharmachem Limited4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistMemorial Hospital Sittingbourne1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools12 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 3 specialPrimaryRodmersham Schoolages 4-11, 128 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 417 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFulston Manor Schoolages 11-18, 1,314 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMidKent College9.9 miUniversityUniversity of Kent14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN18 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW42 miRailway stationSittingbourne1.6 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone9.7 miFerryTown PierGravesend18 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME9 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME9 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtME9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:40 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:59 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,887 residentsin the Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar census areaMedian age 46.13,491 households79% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,260 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle53% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C629 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 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 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCheney Hillhill · under a mileBargains Hillhill · under a mileHighsted Woodwoodland · under a mileCromer's Woodwoodland · under a mileGore Pondpond · 1.9 miMill Pondpond · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHighsted Outdoor Education Centresports ground · under a mile · 19 haMilton Creek Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 45 haJohnson House Gardenspark · 1.5 miKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 7 haRectory Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haMurston Heart Creative Community Hubpark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201530 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202325 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 8.0 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,872 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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