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Local servicesHospitalGstt @ Maidstone Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryMarden Medical Centreright herePharmacyMarden Pharmacyunder a mileDentistMarden Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryLeigh Academy Mardenages 4-11, 323 pupilsright herePrimarySt Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled Schoolages 4-11, 123 pupils1.9 miSecondaryCornwallis Academyages 11-19, 1,402 pupils4.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN29 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW29 miRailway stationMardenunder a mileBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone7.0 miFerryTown PierGravesend20 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN12 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN12 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:42 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:59 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,880 residentsin the Marden census areaMedian age 43.23,139 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,899 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 48% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C670 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPuma Lakelake · 2.7 miMallard Lakelake · 2.7 miBridgehurst Woodwoodland · 1.0 miMatch Lakeswater · 2.5 miGain Hillhill · 2.9 miMonk Lakeswater · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarden Cricket and Hockey Clubsports ground · under a mile · 6 haDickens Gate Wildlife Areapark · 2.2 miThe Heathpark · 3.5 miHop Farm Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 88 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 201542 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202444 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 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 broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,261 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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