Local servicesHospitalChelsfield Park Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryOtford Medical Practice1.4 miPharmacyOtford Pharmacy1.4 miDentistOtford Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 independentPrimaryShoreham Village Schoolages 4-11, 90 pupilsright herePrimaryOtford Primary Schoolages 5-11, 239 pupils1.5 miSecondaryKnole Academyages 11-19, 1,410 pupils3.2 miCollegeNorth Kent College6.9 miUniversityRose Bruford College8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW20 miRailway stationShoreham (Kent)under a mileBus stationBus StationSevenoaks4.3 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend11 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:42 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:01 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,727 residentsin the Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green census areaMedian age 42.04,060 households70% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,968 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, finance and insurance 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 43% go by car, 7% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C701 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November58 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGold Hillhill · under a mileRound Hillhill · 1.6 miMeenfield Woodwoodland · under a mileDunstall Woodswoodland · under a mileBradbourne Lakeswater · 3.3 miDingle Dellvalley · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLullingstone and Preston Hill Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 287 haDarent Valley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 50 haPalace Fieldpark · 1.5 miSevenoaks Vine Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.2 miGoddington Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200746 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202329 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.6 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,253 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 173 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
