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Theatres 12 Holiday Parks 10 Aquariums 10 Golf Courses 8 Art Galleries 8 Lakes 7 Museums 7 Park and Gardens 6 Go Karting 5 Nature Reserves 5 Cathedrals 2 Theme Parks 1 Zoos 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1 Stadiums 1

Local servicesHospitalSittingbourne Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryThe Chestnuts Surgery2.4 miPharmacyGreen Street Pharmacy1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryLynsted and Norton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 63 pupilsright herePrimaryTeynham Parochial Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-111.2 miSecondaryThe Sittingbourne Schoolages 11-19, 1,556 pupils1.8 miCollegeMidKent College11.9 miUniversityUniversity of Kent12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN18 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW44 miRailway stationTeynham1.5 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone12 miFerryTown PierGravesend20 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME9 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME9 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtME9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:40 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:59 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,523 residentsin the Teynham & Badlesmere census areaMedian age 43.53,863 households66% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright15% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,602 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C672 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°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 landmarksBargains Hillhill · 1.5 miToll Woodwoodland · under a mileCheney Hillhill · 1.9 miDadman's Shawwoodland · under a mileFowley Islandisland · 3.3 miMill Pondpond · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMilton Creek Country Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 45 haMurston Heart Creative Community Hubpark · 2.6 miJohnson House Gardenspark · 3.1 miRodmersham Squash Clubsports ground · 1.9 miSource: 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 201528 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202326 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 7.2 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,022 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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