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Local servicesHospitalSt Martin's Hospital2.4 miGP surgerySturry Surgery1.1 miPharmacySturry Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistSturry Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySturry Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 414 pupilsunder a mileIndependentJunior King's Schoolages 2-14, 333 pupils1.0 miSecondaryOrion Spiresages 11-16, 620 pupils1.7 miCollegeEKC Group14.4 miUniversityUniversity of Kent1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN25 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN55 miRailway stationSturryunder a mileBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent2.1 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT2 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT2 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:39 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:57 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,522 residentsin the Sturry and Fordwich census areaMedian age 42.83,084 households70% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,352 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 16%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 61% go by car, 7% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C647 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 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 landmarksMill Streamriver · 1.8 miStaines Hillhill · 1.3 miPriests Meadowwoodland · under a mileHersden Hillhill · 1.8 miBingley Islandisland · 2.9 miBeecham Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSturry Road Community Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 20 haCanterbury Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 73 haKingsmead Recreation Groundpark · 1.9 miDeanery Gardenpark · 2.3 miKing's School Birley's Playing Fieldssports ground · 1.6 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201514 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202334 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband61% 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)3,445 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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