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County or areaKent
Postcode districtDA3
Telephone code01474
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:41 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:01 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,830 residentsin the Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet census areaMedian age 50.32,732 households84% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright5% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,117 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 50% go by car, 6% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C642 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 15°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Hill Ebbsfleetcastle · 2.9 miFranks Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miScudders Hillhill · 1.3 miDean Bottomvalley · 1.2 miNorthfleet War Memorialhistoric site · 3.5 miSkinners Hillhill · 1.5 miCobham Valleysvalley · 1.7 miHenhurst Lakelake · 3.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLongfield Community Parkpark · under a mileRedlibbets Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 93 haBeacon Wood Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 27 haCorinthian Sports Clubplaying field · 1.0 miJeskyns Community Woodlandpark · 3.3 mi · 146 haAsh Green Sports Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201549 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202322 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 10 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 12 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,804 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFawkham Manor Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryJubilee Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHodgson Pharmacyunder a mileDentistHartley Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationGravesend Police Station1.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Longfield, Longfieldunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialSecondaryLeigh Academy Longfieldages 11-18, 992 pupilsright herePrimaryLangafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 286 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSteephill Schoolages 3-11, 76 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Kent College5.2 miUniversityRose Bruford College9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW27 miRailway stationLongfieldunder a mileBus stationBus StationBluewater3.2 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend4.3 miBus stops38 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationSwanscombe2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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