Local servicesHospitalGravesham Community Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryJubilee Medical Centre10 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyPenders Chemists8 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistBupa Dental Care Longfield1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 2 all-through, 1 specialPrimarySedley's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 98 pupilsright herePrimaryPainters Ash Primary Schoolages 4-11, 391 pupils1.0 miSecondaryNorthfleet School for Girlsages 11-18, 1,312 pupils1.3 miCollegeNorth Kent College5.2 miUniversityRose Bruford College9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW29 miRailway stationLongfield1.6 miBus stationBus StationBluewater2.4 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend2.9 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DA13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:41 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:01 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,830 residentsin the Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet census areaMedian age 50.32,732 households84% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright5% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,117 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 50% go by car, 6% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C559 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 days of air frost, 23 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 landmarksHenhurst Lakelake · 3.2 miMadam Woodwoodland · under a mileCobham Valleysvalley · 2.1 miSkinners Hillhill · 2.4 miEagle Cliffcliffs · 2.9 miCourt Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeacon Wood Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 27 haPenn Green Parkpark · 1.2 miBrightlands Open Spacepark · 1.2 miMid-Kent Golf Coursegolf course · 1.8 mi · 39 haWombwell Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haCyclopark BMX Coursesports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201549 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202321 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 12 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,804 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
