East Sussex county council is the third tier of government, providing education, libraries and highway maintenance.

Prior to Brexit in 2020, the village was part of the South East England constituency in the European Parliament.

Centred on a Grade 1 listed Jacobean mansion named Brickwall after the extensive boundary walls, many period features have been retained in both the house and gardens.

The parish church is dedicated to St Mary which is home to six bells and over the years was funded and supported by the Frewens (which is now the private school).

The second school is Frewen College which specialises in supporting young people aged from 7 to 19 whose education has been adversely affected by dyslexia, developmental coordination disorder, dyscalculia, or speech and language difficulties.

Following significant local objection, particularly around concerns over increased lorry traffic, there was no biomass plant constructed.

The Blue Cross chief executive, Kim Hamilton had published this proposal via a press release on 26 January 2010.

The only existing Public House is the Crown and Thistle (renamed The Muddy Duck), a privately-owned Grade II* listed building, but it is currently unoccupied and in a neglected state.

The site is located at the entrance of St Francis Fields and would have been of strategic planning importance had that land been redeveloped.

Similarly the bus route 2 runs between Hastings and Ashford International, passing through Westfield, Brede, Broad Oak, Northiam and Tenterden.

The Kent and East Sussex Railway manages Northiam station which operates steam trains for tourists between Bodiam and Tenterden.