Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:42 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min7:57 am – 3:52 pm
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People5,961 residentsin the Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney census areaMedian age 50.42,507 households75% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,685 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C713 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksBate's Gillvalley · under a mileThe Beecheswater · under a mileCollege Woodwoodland · under a mileChurch Woodwoodland · under a mileSwallowtail Hillhill · 2.6 miBarnetts Hillhill · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Gardenpark · 3.9 miRye Community Gardenpark · 4.0 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 201538 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202438 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband43% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,723 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRye Memorial Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryRye Medical Centre3.6 miPharmacyJempson's Pharmacy2.5 miDentistWoodbury Dental And Laser Clinic3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWittersham Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 138 pupilsright hereSecondaryRye Collegeages 11-16, 645 pupils4.1 miCollegeBexhill College14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN39 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW40 miRailway stationRye4.2 miLight railWittersham Road Rail Station (KESR)Rolvenden Layne2.2 miBus stationBus ParkBattle12 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal19 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN30 postcode district.
