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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:42 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:00 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,559 residentsin the Kings Hill & Wateringbury census areaMedian age 41.84,665 households76% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 6,238 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 47% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C696 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksShipbourne Forestforest · 1.6 miSwanton Valleyvalley · under a mileGover Hillhill · under a mileCourt Lodge Shawwoodland · under a mileDukes Place Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Lakelake · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHadlow Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.1 miHop Farm Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 88 haHadlow Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haManor Park Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 21 haThe Commonpark · 3.1 mi · 10 haSource: 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 201547 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202448 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,235 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGstt @ Maidstone Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryHadlow Medical Centre1.9 miPharmacyHadlow Pharmacy1.9 miDentistDental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMereworth Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHadlow Primary Schoolages 4-11, 187 pupils1.9 miSecondaryHadlow Rural Community Schoolages 11-16, 377 pupils2.2 miCollegeMidKent College12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY22 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW25 miRailway stationWateringbury2.9 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks7.2 miFerryTown PierGravesend14 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME18 postcode district.


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