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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:40 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min7:59 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,774 residentsin the Hoo Peninsula census areaMedian age 47.42,863 households78% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,040 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C507 mm of rain a year, 10 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November19 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 14°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 23°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 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 landmarksGrain Tower Batteryhistoric site · under a mileSheerness War Memorial.historic site · 2.0 miCockleshell Beachbeach · 1.6 miBlack Stakesbay · 1.3 miYantlet Beachbeach · 2.0 miHouse Fleetwater · under a mileDeadmans Islandisland · 2.3 miSheerness Holetidal water · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesIsle of Grain Coastal Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haSt James Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBarton's Pointpark · 3.1 mi · 31 haQueenborough Parkpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201533 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202316 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 9.1 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,169 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSheppey Community Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryVillage Hallright herePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2.0 miDentistSheerness Dental Centre2.2 miPolice stationSheerness Police Station2.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Grain, Isle Of Grainunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt James Church of England Primary Academyages 3-11, 176 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEKC Sheppey Secondaryages 11-16, 542 pupils2.8 miCollegeSouth Essex College of Further and Higher Education6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN8.1 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN36 miRailway stationSheerness-on-Sea2.1 miBus stationWaterfront Bus StationChatham9.5 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon12 miBus stops5 within a mileCar parkRose Street Car ParkSheerness2.2 miEV chargingSeaway Car Park5.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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