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Driving Schools 10 Primary Schools 9 Dance Schools 8 Karate Schools 8 Music Schools 8 English Language Schools 8 Nursery Schools 7 Language Schools 6 After School Clubs 6 Riding School and Stables 5 Drama Schools 4 Ballet Schools 4 Independent or Preparatory Schools 4 Martial Arts Schools 4 High and Secondary Schools 3 Sailing Schools 3 Swimming Lessons 2 Beauty Schools 2 Schools 2 Art and Design Schools 1 Kung Fu Schools 1 Grammar Schools 1 Taekwondo Schools 1 Community Schools 1 Tennis Lessons 1 Guitar Instructors 1

Local servicesHospitalWest View Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryWestview - Benenden East2.1 miPharmacyPaydens Pharmacy2.7 miDentistWoodbury Dental And Laser Clinic2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRolvenden Primary Schoolages 5-11, 90 pupilsright hereSecondaryHomewood School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,772 pupils3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN36 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW36 miRailway stationHeadcorn7.9 miLight railRolvenden Rail Station (KESR)1.6 miBus stationBus ParkBattle11 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal21 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN17 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN17 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:42 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:58 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,769 residentsin the Tenterden & Rolvenden census areaMedian age 54.94,105 households70% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,672 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C794 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSparkes Gillvalley · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · 1.6 miThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileHome Shawwoodland · under a mileFrogs Hillhill · 2.3 miHemsted Forestforest · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHole Parksports ground · 1.0 miThe Greenpark · 2.4 miMillennium Gardenpark · 2.7 miLower Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201539 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202438 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,408 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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