Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:42 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:01 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,913 residentsin the Swanley West census areaMedian age 38.74,030 households49% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright40% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,269 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 54% go by car, 13% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C650 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 21 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 landmarksBroom Hillhill · 1.0 miGreat Mounthill · 1.6 miBrooklands Lakelake · 3.4 miSwanley Bottomvalley · 1.7 miWindmill Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileTile Kilns Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSwanley Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haBatholomew Way Parkpark · under a mileHextable Gardenspark · under a mileBirchwood Park Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 71 haWhite Oak Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileHextable Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200748 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202326 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 13 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 12 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,293 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChelsfield Park Hospital3.2 miGP surgerySwanley Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySwanley Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 3 specialPrimarySt Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanleyages 5-11, 318 pupilsright hereSecondaryOrchards Academyages 11-18, 554 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHorizon Primary Academyages 4-11, 195 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Kent College2.7 miUniversityRose Bruford College4.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY9.0 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW23 miRailway stationSwanleyunder a mileBus stationBus StationBluewater5.2 miFerryWoolwich Arsenal Pier8.1 miBus stops63 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BR8 postcode district.
