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County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:38 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:57 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,246 residentsin the Ash & Wingham census areaMedian age 50.13,008 households73% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,331 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle40% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C626 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWhite's Hillhill · under a milePreston Valleyvalley · under a mileDeerson Valleyvalley · under a mileGrove Hillhill · 1.3 miHomersham Lakelake · 3.3 miDeerson Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVillage Greenpark · 2.5 miTurners Orchardpark · 3.3 miFair Fieldpark · 3.9 mi · 10 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 20159 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202649 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,239 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Martin's Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryAriyaratnam2.1 miPharmacyBoots2.7 miDentistWingham Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryPreston Primary Schoolages 4-11, 129 pupilsright hereSecondaryOrion Spiresages 11-16, 620 pupils3.5 miCollegeEKC Group9.6 miUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN30 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN59 miRailway stationMinster4.3 miBus stationBus StationCanterbury6.5 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal8.1 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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