Local servicesHospitalRye Memorial Hospital10 miGP surgeryOrchard House Surgery2.8 miPharmacyWell1.7 miDentistOradent Dental Care - Lydd2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGreatstone Primary Schoolages 2-11, 215 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Marsh Academyages 11-18, 1,019 pupils3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN45 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW52 miRailway stationAppledore (Kent)9.0 miLight railRomney Sands Station (RHDR)Greatstone-on-Sea1.1 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal12 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN29 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:41 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min7:56 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,340 residentsin the Lydd & Dungeness census areaMedian age 50.52,736 households74% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,571 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 14%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 68% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C712 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November19 days of air frost, 5 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenspark · 2.4 mi · 3 haSt Martins Fieldpark · 3.2 miRomney Warren Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201532 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202442 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,971 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 6 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
