Local servicesHospitalSpire Alexandra Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryReach Healthcare9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLordswood Healthy Living Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools14 primaryPrimaryBredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 140 pupilsunder a milePrimarySwingate Primary Schoolages 3-11under a mileSecondaryGreenacre Schoolages 11-18, 747 pupils2.1 miCollegeMidKent College4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN17 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW35 miRailway stationRainham (Kent)3.1 miBus stationChatham Railway Station3.8 miFerryTown PierGravesend12 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME7 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:41 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:59 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,177 residentsin the Boxley & Detling census areaMedian age 43.02,823 households84% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright3% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 3,903 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher12% 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°C729 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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 landmarksPurple Hillhill · 1.5 miOak Springs Lakelake · 3.0 miCoal Bottomvalley · 1.7 miRoots Woodwoodland · under a mileEast Hillhill · 1.9 miReed's Croft Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCapstone Farm Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 65 haMead Greenpark · 1.1 miOpal Greenpark · 1.2 miHempstead Allotmentallotments · under a mile · 3 haKings Frith Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 7 haLordswood Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201538 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202323 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 11 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,946 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 97 to 173 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
