Local servicesHospitalWest View Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryApcos Tenterden Opticians5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistEasy Smile (The Cellars)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryTenterden Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 206 pupilsright herePrimaryTenterden Infant Schoolages 5-11, 124 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHomewood School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,772 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN35 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW38 miRailway stationAppledore (Kent)6.1 miLight railTenterden Town Rail Station (KESR)under a mileBus stationBus ParkBattle14 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal19 miBus stops33 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, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksTilder Gillvalley · under a mileHome Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Alderswoodland · under a mileSparkes Gillvalley · 2.2 miSharp's Hillhill · 3.2 miHemsted Forestforest · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Gardenpark · under a mileTenterden Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 40 haTenterden Liesure Centresports ground · under a mileSmall Hythe Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.0 miHookstead Greenpark · 2.4 miThe Greenpark · 4.7 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 202441 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 6.2 · 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
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
