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County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT2
Telephone code01856
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:39 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:57 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,032 residentsin the Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University census areaMedian age 22.32,669 households79% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting17.3% unemployment rate41% of adults are economically active, 3,313 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: education 23%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 43% go by car, 6% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C692 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 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: 6 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTonford Lakelake · 1.5 miSwan Lakelake · 1.7 miBingley Islandisland · 1.4 miGolden Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.8 miStock Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDukes Meadowpark · under a mile · 4 haToddler's Covepark · 1.3 miWestgate Gardenspark · 1.3 miHillside Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileVictoria Memorial Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 5 haBeverley Meadowplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201517 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202333 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband24% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband56% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,100 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKent & Canterbury Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryUniversity Medical Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGiles Lane Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCastle Street Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 5 independent, 3 specialIndependentKent College (Canterbury)ages 11-19, 507 pupilsunder a mileIndependentKent College International Study Centreages 11-18, 10 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Archbishop's Schoolages 11-18, 770 pupils1.1 miUniversityUniversity of Kent1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN25 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN54 miRailway stationCanterbury West1.3 miBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kentunder a mileFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal14 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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