Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:42 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:58 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,769 residentsin the Tenterden & Rolvenden census areaMedian age 54.94,105 households70% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,672 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C800 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksBeacon Hillhill · under a mileHemsted Forestforest · 2.3 miSparkes Gillvalley · 1.3 miBrick Kiln Woodwoodland · under a mileHaybarn Shawwoodland · under a mileLake Chadlake · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHole Parksports ground · within reachThe Greenpark · 1.5 miThe Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Recreation Fieldplaying field · 1.3 miThoburn Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miMillennium Gardenpark · 3.1 miLower Greenpark · 3.3 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 201539 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202439 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 10 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 broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,408 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBenenden Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryWestview - Benenden East2.6 miPharmacyPaydens Pharmacy3.1 miDentistWoodbury Dental And Laser Clinic3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRolvenden Primary Schoolages 5-11, 90 pupils1.1 miPrimaryBenenden Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 213 pupils1.6 miSecondaryHomewood School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,772 pupils3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW35 miRailway stationHeadcorn7.1 miLight railRolvenden Rail Station (KESR)2.0 miBus stationBus ParkBattle12 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal22 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN17 postcode district.
