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County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT5
Telephone code01227
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:39 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min7:58 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,437 residentsin the Chestfield & South Tankerton census areaMedian age 55.83,731 households89% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright1% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 3,417 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 54% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C612 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October18 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksBlack Mill, Whitstablehistoric site · 1.9 miTankerton Beachbeach · 1.5 miFAVOURITE historic shiphistoric site · 2.0 miOyster Bay Trailwalk or trail · 1.3 miTankerton Slopescliffs · 1.3 miShrub Hillhill · 1.0 miTankerton Baybay · 2.2 miKnowel Hillhill · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChestfield Village Greenpark · under a mileDuncan Downpark · 1.6 mi · 16 haChestfield Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileChestfieldplaying field · under a mileTankerton Circus Gardenspark · 1.4 miSource: 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 201516 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202649 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,973 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitstable & Tankerton Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryChestfield Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySwalecliffe Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistChestfield Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationKent PoliceHerne Bay2.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Whitstable1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 3 specialPrimarySwalecliffe Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 492 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Whitstable Schoolages 11-18, 1,112 pupils1.2 miPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstableages 4-11, 301 pupils1.4 miUniversityUniversity of Kent3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN22 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN51 miRailway stationChestfield & Swalecliffeunder a mileBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent3.8 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops30 within a mileCar parkAPCOAWhitstable1.5 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationWhistable2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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