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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME7
Telephone code01747
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:41 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:00 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,093 residentsin the Hempstead & Wigmore census areaMedian age 48.43,191 households89% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright1% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,836 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C668 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSpekes Bottomvalley · under a mileThe Great Lines Park ~ Chatham. Kent.historic site · 2.6 miGillingham War Memorialhistoric site · 2.7 miEast Hillhill · 1.2 miEast Hoath Woodwoodland · under a mileWest Hoath Woodwoodland · under a mileBishop Saltingsbeach · 3.5 miPurple Hillhill · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCapstone Farm Country Parkpark · under a mile · 65 haWigmore Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haKenilworth Gardenspark · under a mileGillingham Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 31 haKings Frith Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 7 haLuton Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201537 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 12 · PM2.5 7.6 · 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
Broadband97% 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)3,260 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMedway Maritime Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryPatel S K C49 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHempstead Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist7 - 8 Ambley Green Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationKent undercover police.Chatham2.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Hempsteadunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools23 primary, 5 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryHempstead Infant Schoolages 4-7, 251 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHempstead Junior Schoolages 7-11, 371 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRainham School for Girlsages 11-18, 1,622 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMidKent College3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN16 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW36 miRailway stationRainham (Kent)1.7 miBus stationChatham Railway Station2.9 miFerryTown PierGravesend11 miBus stops86 within a mileCar parkHempstead Valley Purple Car ParkGillinghamunder a mileEV chargingGridserveGillingham1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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