Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:45 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:01 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,848 residentsin the Maidenbower East & Worth census areaMedian age 41.32,976 households78% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright4% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate72% of adults are economically active, 4,256 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, transport and storage 10%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 46% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C905 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksWorth Forestforest · under a mileWorthlodge Forestforest · 1.0 miTilgate Lakelake · 1.8 miSilt Lakelake · 2.0 miCuffs Hillhill · under a mileThe Moatwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTilgate Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 93 haMilton Mount Gardenspark · 1.0 mi · 4 haGrattons Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 9 haTilgate Forest Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 90 haMaidenbower Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haPound Hill South Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 20196 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202441 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 10 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)3,011 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 121 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrawley Hospital2.4 miGP surgerySaxonbrook Medical Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryMaidenbower Infant School and Nurseryages 2-7, 249 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMaidenbower Junior Schoolages 7-11, 559 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOriel High Schoolages 11-18, 1,441 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Surrey College9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW3.1 miRailway stationThree Bridgesunder a mileLight railGatwick South Terminal Shuttle StationGatwick Airport3.2 miBus stationBus StationCrawley1.9 miFerryDitton Island Ferry LandingThames Ditton21 miBus stops62 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RH10 postcode district.
