Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:41 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:58 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,764 residentsin the Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham census areaMedian age 49.23,985 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,692 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C785 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksHome Lakelake · 2.5 miHazelwood Hillhill · 2.0 miAshdown Hillhill · 2.1 miMill Woodwoodland · under a mileOxley Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Great Waterlake · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCherry Downspark · 1.4 miLenham Community Gymsports ground · under a mileDeal Field Shawpark · 2.6 miCharing Alderbed Meadowpark · 4.0 mi · 3 haSource: 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 201531 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202330 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 7.4 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,370 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 194 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSittingbourne Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryLen Valley Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySaxon Warrior Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryLenham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Lenham Schoolages 11-18, 820 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPlatts Heath Primary Schoolages 4-11, 61 pupils1.8 miCollegeMidKent College13.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN23 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW40 miRailway stationLenhamunder a mileBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone8.7 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal20 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME17 postcode district.
