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Art Galleries 12 Theatres 11 Golf Courses 8 Aquariums 8 Museums 8 Go Karting 7 Exhibition and Trade Centres 7 Holiday Parks 5 Golf Driving Ranges 5 Lakes 5 Nature Reserves 4 Stadiums 4 Park and Gardens 3 Theme Parks 2 Zoos 2 Cathedrals 1 Racecourses 1

Local servicesHospitalFawkham Manor Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryMeopham Medical Centre1.9 miPharmacyVigo Pharmacy1.1 miDentistMeopham Dental Care1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryVigo Village Schoolages 4-11, 134 pupils1.1 miPrimaryCulverstone Green Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.1 miSecondaryMeopham Schoolages 11-18, 905 pupils1.8 miCollegeMidKent College8.1 miUniversityRose Bruford College13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY18 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW28 miRailway stationSole Street2.8 miBus stationChatham Railway Station6.9 miFerryTown PierGravesend7.0 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DA13 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DA13 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtDA13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:41 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:00 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,932 residentsin the Sole Street & Vigo census areaMedian age 48.22,318 households87% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright4% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,901 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: construction 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 4% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle34% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C693 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHeron Hillhill · under a mileRochester Forestforest · 1.7 miRugby Lakelake · 2.3 miStrawberry Hillhill · under a mileBurrows Lakelake · 2.4 miKitching Croft Shawwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileTrosley Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 65 haVigo Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haCamer Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 18 haCrispin Groundplaying field · 1.1 miMeopham Fitness and Tennis Centresports ground · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201546 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202324 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 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,396 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation166 m545 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 190 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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