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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME12
Telephone code01795
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:39 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min7:59 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,633 residentsin the Sheppey East census areaMedian age 44.23,190 households73% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.2% unemployment rate44% of adults are economically active, 3,357 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: construction 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C534 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October17 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPump Hillhill · under a mileIsle of Sheppeyisland · 1.5 miStandford Hillhill · 1.0 miMinster Beachbeach · 2.6 miThe Baybay · 2.6 miDutchman's Islandisland · 2.8 miShellbeachbeach · 4.0 miWellmarsh Creekbay · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDicksons Fieldplaying field · under a mileWarden Community Gardenpark · 1.9 miLeysdown Coastal Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 28 haThe Glenpark · 2.7 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201526 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202322 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband19% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,233 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSheppey Community Hospital3.0 miGP surgery62 High Street Eastchurch Sheerness, Sheppey5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLeysdown Pharmacy2.6 miDentist87A High Street [Dental Practice]under a milePolice stationSheerness Police Station5.0 miCash machineLondis, Eastchurchunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryEastchurch Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 164 pupilsright hereSecondaryLeigh Academy Minsterages 11-18, 1,005 pupils3.4 miCollegeSouth Essex College of Further and Higher Education11.3 miUniversityUniversity of Kent11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN13 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN43 miRailway stationQueenborough4.9 miBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent12 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon15 miBus stops21 within a mileCar parkCliff Drive Car ParkSheerness2.0 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationSheernessunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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