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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 – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:00 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,142 residentsin the Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow census areaMedian age 38.74,664 households75% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 6,060 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 64% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C550 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksHoo Masonic Hallhistoric site · under a mileQuayside Househistoric site · 1.7 miBishop Saltingsbeach · 1.9 miSt Mary's Islandisland · 1.4 miGundulph Poollake · 2.1 miHoo Nessheadland · 1.2 miFolly Pointheadland · 1.4 miShort Reachtidal water · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDeangate Ridge Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 69 haCountrysidepark · 1.5 miRiverside Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 30 haLower Lines Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 6 haThe Strandsports ground · 1.7 mi · 7 haSelbourne Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 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 201539 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202317 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 10 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,193 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMedway Maritime Hospital2.9 miGP surgerySt. Werburgh Med.practice8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHoo Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationMedway Police StationGillingham1.8 miCash machineBR Spar Hoo, HOO2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 specialPrimaryHoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlboroughages 2-11, 546 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughLeigh Academy Hundred of Hooages 4-19, 1,829 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 663 pupils1.4 miCollegeMidKent College2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN12 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN35 miRailway stationGillingham (Kent)2.4 miBus stationWaterfront Bus StationChatham2.9 miFerryTown PierGravesend8.5 miBus stops25 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationChatham1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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