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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:41 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:58 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,764 residentsin the Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham census areaMedian age 49.23,985 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,692 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C792 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksAshdown Hillhill · under a mileHome Lakelake · 2.9 miMinnetts Hillhill · 1.6 miRazor Grinder's Woodwoodland · under a mileToni Acre Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Great Waterlake · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCherry Downspark · 1.6 miLenham Community Gymsports ground · 1.5 miDeal Field Shawpark · 3.1 miCharing Alderbed Meadowpark · 4.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201531 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202329 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,370 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation185 m607 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 130 to 194 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSittingbourne Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryLen Valley Practice1.4 miPharmacySaxon Warrior Pharmacy1.4 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryThe Lenham Schoolages 11-18, 820 pupils1.4 miPrimaryLenham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupils1.5 miCollegeMidKent College12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN22 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW40 miRailway stationLenham1.8 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone8.8 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal20 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME17 postcode district.


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