Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:42 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:59 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,262 residentsin the Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst census areaMedian age 47.43,273 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,920 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 44% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C810 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksThe Gillvalley · 1.3 miAngley Lakelake · 3.1 miLove's Woodwoodland · under a mileCottage Woodwoodland · under a mileGreat Lakelake · 3.9 miMartin's Hillhill · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Heathpark · 2.2 miFormer Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.8 miDickens Gate Wildlife Areapark · 3.4 miTown Meadowpark · 4.0 miSource: 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 201543 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 5.7 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,372 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHawkhurst Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryOld Parsonage Surgery2.0 miPharmacyThe Pharmacy2.0 miDentistMarden Dental Surgery2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentIndependentBethany Schoolages 11-18, 309 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGoudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 216 pupils1.8 miSecondaryCranbrook Schoolages 11-18, 958 pupils3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW29 miRailway stationMarden2.6 miBus stationChequers Bus StationMaidstone9.4 miFerryTown PierGravesend22 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN17 postcode district.
