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County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT7
Telephone code01505
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:38 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min7:57 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,055 residentsin the Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade census areaMedian age 48.23,472 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,751 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C615 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October21 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksQuex House & Gardenshistoric site · under a mileTower House, Westgate on Seahistoric site · 1.7 miEpple Baybay · 1.6 miWestgate Baybay · 1.9 miTelegraph Hillhill · 1.1 miMargate Beachbeach · 3.3 miDover Castle, Englandcastle · 4.5 miClapper Hillhill · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRossetti Gardenspark · 1.4 miAbbey Greenpark · 1.7 mi · 2 haThe Allied Forces Memorial Gardenpark · 1.7 miWestgate and Birchington Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 23 haCrispe Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haMinster Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 5 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 20157 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202644 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,058 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryBirchington Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyCourts Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistStation Road Dental Surgery1.3 miPolice stationMargate Police Station3.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Birchington - Station Road1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryBirchington Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 422 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing Ethelbert Schoolages 11-18, 845 pupils1.4 miSecondaryUrsuline Collegeages 11-18, 949 pupils1.5 miCollegeEKC Group5.3 miUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN30 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN59 miRailway stationBirchington-on-Sea1.4 miBus stationCecil Street Council OfficesMargate3.6 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal4.8 miBus stops22 within a mileCar parkAlbion Road Car ParkBirchington1.1 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationBirchington1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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