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County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:42 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:00 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,752 residentsin the Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne census areaMedian age 45.74,635 households77% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,445 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 45% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C760 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°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 landmarksOld Soar Manorhistoric site · 1.8 miChestnuts Long Barrowhistoric site · 2.3 miShipbourne Forestforest · 1.4 miWindmill Hillhill · under a mileGallows Hillhill · under a milePaddock Orchardwoodland · under a mileThe Lakelake · 3.5 miStaddles Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWrotham Heath Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 48 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileTrosley Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 65 haWrotham and Borough Green 3G Pitchplaying field · under a mile · 5 haThe Greenpark · 2.1 miPotters Mede Community Sports Groundsports ground · 1.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201548 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202329 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 7.8 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,812 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 134 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSevenoaks Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryBorough Green Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyBorough Green Pharmacyunder a mileDentistFourways Dental Surgery1.0 miPolice stationSevenoaks Police Station5.8 miCash machineMFG - Bracken Hill (MRH), Borough Greenunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryPlatt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 160 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBorough Green Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWrotham Schoolages 11-18, 1,054 pupils1.1 miCollegeNorth Kent College11.3 miUniversityRose Bruford College14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY19 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW24 miRailway stationBorough Green & Wrothamunder a mileBus stationBus StationSevenoaks5.8 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend11 miBus stops17 within a mileCar parkAPCOABorough Greenunder a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsSevenoaks2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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