Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:41 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:58 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,505 residentsin the Headcorn & Sutton Valence census areaMedian age 46.73,061 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,512 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: construction 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 50% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C789 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 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 · 2.1 miGreen Hillhill · under a mileHazelwood Hillhill · 1.2 miThe Great Waterlake · 3.1 miJobshole Shawwoodland · under a mileDunstall Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLenham Community Gymsports ground · 2.0 miCherry Downspark · 3.5 miThe Greenpark · 3.7 miDeal Field Shawpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201533 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202450 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,384 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCygnet Hospital Maidstone7.2 miGP surgeryThe Glebe Medical Centre1.9 miPharmacySaxon Warrior Pharmacy2.2 miDentistDental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPlatts Heath Primary Schoolages 4-11, 61 pupilsunder a milePrimaryUlcombe Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 54 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Lenham Schoolages 11-18, 820 pupils2.1 miCollegeMidKent College13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN25 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW38 miRailway stationLenham1.7 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone7.7 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal21 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME17 postcode district.
