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
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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°C665 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 20 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 spacesMarden Cricket and Hockey Clubsports ground · under a mile · 6 haDickens Gate Wildlife Areapark · 1.8 miStaplehurst Kentallotments · 1.8 miYalding Organic Gardenspark · 4.0 mi · 5 haThe Greenpark · 4.3 miSource: 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 201541 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202445 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGstt @ Maidstone Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryMarden Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyMarden Pharmacyunder a mileDentistMarden Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLeigh Academy Mardenages 4-11, 323 pupils1.0 miSecondaryCornwallis Academyages 11-19, 1,402 pupils3.4 miCollegeMidKent College14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN28 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW30 miRailway stationMardenunder a mileBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone6.3 miFerryTown PierGravesend19 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN12 postcode district.
