Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:44 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:01 am – 3:54 pm
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People13,280 residentsin the East Grinstead Central & North census areaMedian age 42.15,951 households61% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright16% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 6,996 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 48% go by car, 4% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C839 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January45 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 Wilderness Lakelake · 1.2 miHedgecourt Lakelake · 2.4 miMoat Pondpond · under a mileHurst Farm Pondpond · under a mileCromwell Hall Lakeswater · 1.5 miWeir Wood Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrooklands Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haCrossways Open Spacepark · under a mileHalsford Greenpark · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haChartham Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 66 haMount Noddy Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201910 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202440 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 8.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,485 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 85 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMoatfield Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMoatfield Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistColosseum Dental (Moat Road)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySt Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinsteadages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlackwell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 294 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySackville Schoolages 11-18, 1,525 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Surrey College10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW7.6 miRailway stationEast Grinsteadunder a mileBus stationBus StationCrawley7.5 miFerryDitton Island Ferry LandingThames Ditton23 miBus stops89 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RH19 postcode district.
