Local servicesHospitalChelsfield Park Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryDr Aj Skinner & Partners2.4 miPharmacyTribelle LTD2.4 miDentistSmile Family2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySt Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 182 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHalstead Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 55 pupils1.8 miSecondaryCharles Darwin Schoolages 11-18, 1,305 pupils2.6 miCollegeLondon South East Colleges6.1 miUniversityRose Bruford College8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY14 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW17 miRailway stationKnockholtKnockholt Kent Station2.6 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks4.7 miFerryWoolwich Arsenal Pier13 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:43 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:01 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,727 residentsin the Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green census areaMedian age 42.04,060 households70% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,968 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, finance and insurance 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 43% go by car, 7% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C846 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksBrasted Hillhill · 1.1 miHogtrough Hillhill · 1.5 miKnockholt Beecheswoodland · under a mileCooper's Woodwoodland · under a mileWhitley Forestforest · 4.3 miHyde's Forestforest · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHigh Elms Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 94 haThe Greenpark · 1.9 miDowne Camppark · 2.4 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200748 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202332 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 7.8 · 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
Broadband60% 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)4,253 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation220 m722 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 151 to 243 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
