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Pluckley Thorne Kent

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Holiday Parks 10 Art Galleries 10 Theatres 9 Aquariums 9 Lakes 7 Museums 7 Golf Courses 6 Park and Gardens 6 Go Karting 3 Zoos 2 Nature Reserves 2 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1 Racecourses 1

Local servicesHospitalOne Ashford Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryCharing Surgery3.3 miPharmacyThe Charing Pharmacy3.3 miDentistJade Dental Practice4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryPluckley Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 82 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChilmington Green Schoolages 11-19, 449 pupils3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN28 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW41 miRailway stationPluckleyunder a mileBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone12 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal17 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN27 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN27 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN27
Telephone code01233
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:41 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:58 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,191 residentsin the Charing, Pluckley & Challock census areaMedian age 51.23,434 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,722 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C734 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksThe Forestforest · 1.2 miMillpond Hillhill · under a milePrebbles Hillhill · under a mileLongmeadow Woodwoodland · under a mileMare Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Pondspond · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCharing Alderbed Meadowpark · 3.3 mi · 3 haDeal Field Shawpark · 3.6 miBucksford Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201531 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202448 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 6.0 · 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
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,703 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Lakes

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Nature Reserves

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