Local servicesHospitalWest View Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryApcos Tenterden Opticians5 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistEasy Smile (The Cellars)1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySt Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 177 pupilsright hereSecondaryHomewood School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,772 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTenterden Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 206 pupils1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN33 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW38 miRailway stationPluckley5.4 miLight railTenterden Town Rail Station (KESR)1.2 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone15 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal19 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 TN30 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:42 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:58 am – 3:52 pm
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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 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C712 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksDawbourne Woodwoodland · under a milePavis Woodwoodland · under a mileTilder Gillvalley · 2.0 miSharp's Hillhill · 2.5 miHemsted Forestforest · 4.1 miSparkes Gillvalley · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTenterden Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 40 haHookstead Greenpark · 1.2 miMillennium Gardenpark · 1.3 miTenterden Liesure Centresports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201536 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202442 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
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
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
