Local servicesHospitalWhitstable & Tankerton Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryWhitstable Medical Practice8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTyrrell & Jones Seasalter5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistWhitstable Dental Centre1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryJoy Lane Primary Foundation Schoolages 1-11, 621 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Whitstable Schoolages 11-18, 1,112 pupils1.2 miPrimaryWhitstable Junior Schoolages 7-11, 202 pupils1.2 miUniversityUniversity of Kent3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN21 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN51 miRailway stationWhitstable1.4 miBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent3.6 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops41 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:39 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:58 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,732 residentsin the Seasalter census areaMedian age 50.03,708 households80% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,756 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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 3°C668 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October24 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTankerton Beachbeach · 2.2 miTankerton Baybay · 2.1 miFox's Cross Bottomvalley · under a mileWhitstable Baybay · 2.2 miWillow Woodwoodland · under a mileTankerton Slopescliffs · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDuncan Downpark · under a mile · 16 haPropsect Fieldpark · under a mile · 2 haWhitstable and Seasalter Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 15 haTankerton Circus Gardenspark · 1.9 miCornwallis Circle Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201518 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202330 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,088 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
