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County or areaKent
Postcode districtTN26
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:37 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min7:56 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,721 residentsin the Dane Valley & Northdown Hill census areaMedian age 38.43,104 households50% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright34% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,977 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 64% go by car, 7% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C579 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October14 days of air frost, 12 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 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 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 landmarksWhiteness Gapbeach · 1.3 miJoss Baybay · 1.1 miViking Baybay · 1.2 miEast Cliffcliffs · under a mileRamsgate Sandsbeach · 2.6 miSouth Cliffcliffs · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNorth Foreland Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haSt Peter's Village Greenpark · under a mileSt Peter's Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haVictoria Gardenspark · 1.2 miDane Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 9 haNorthdown Parkplaying field · under a mile · 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 20155 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202642 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,333 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryMocketts Wood Surgery13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSouthbank Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 8 special, 1 otherPrimaryCallis Grange Nursery and Infant Schoolages 3-7, 291 pupilsright herePrimarySt Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior Schoolages 7-11, 360 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Charles Dickens Schoolages 11-18, 1,117 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEKC Group1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN34 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN62 miRailway stationBroadstairsunder a mileBus stationCecil Street Council OfficesMargate2.2 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal3.1 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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