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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:39 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min7:59 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,856 residentsin the Minster South census areaMedian age 39.24,320 households70% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,214 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 71% 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 languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C537 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October20 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 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksSheerness Beachbeach · 1.7 miMinster Beachbeach · 1.8 miFurze Hillhill · under a mileRape Hillhill · under a mileDeadmans Islandisland · 2.3 miIsle of Sheppeyisland · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBarton's Pointpark · under a mile · 31 haRosemary Avenue Open Spacepark · under a mileSheerness Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 45 haThe Glenpark · 1.1 mi · 9 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haVicents Gardensplaying field · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201530 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202319 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 8.5 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,463 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSheppey Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMinster Medical Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPharmachem Limited9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHillton Dentistry Minsterunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryHalfway Houses Primary Schoolages 2-11, 498 pupilsright hereSecondaryLeigh Academy Minsterages 11-18, 1,005 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRichmond Primary Schoolages 2-11, 246 pupils1.0 miCollegeSouth Essex College of Further and Higher Education8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN11 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN40 miRailway stationQueenborough1.3 miBus stationWaterfront Bus StationChatham11 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon14 miBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ME12 postcode district.


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