Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:40 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:58 am – 3:50 pm
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People5,798 residentsin the Boughton & Selling census areaMedian age 49.02,410 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,747 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% 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 languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% 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 3°C695 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 19 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)
Nearby landmarksIron Hillhill · under a mileBoughton Hillhill · 1.6 miFox Woodwoodland · under a mileMeadow Woodwoodland · under a mileNorth Downshills · 3.0 miSwan Lakelake · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBoughton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 66 haFaversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and Crematoriumpark · 2.0 mi · 4 haVillage Greenpark · 3.3 miBadlesmere Leespark · 3.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201521 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202332 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,467 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFaversham Cottage Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryOld School Surgery3.0 miPharmacyNewton Place Pharmacy3.5 miDentistMydentist Faversham3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySelling Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 86 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBoughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary Schoolages 5-11, 209 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Abbey Schoolages 11-19, 1,061 pupils3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Kent5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN23 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW50 miRailway stationSellingunder a mileBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent5.2 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal15 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME13 postcode district.
