Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:38 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min7:57 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,484 residentsin the Beltinge & Bishopstone census areaMedian age 56.73,339 households84% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright5% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,979 in work, 42% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, education 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C604 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October21 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksBeltinge Beachbeach · under a mileBishopstone Glenglen · under a mileHillborough Cliffcliffs · under a mileBeltinge Cliffcliffs · under a mileSweech Hillhill · under a mileHomersham Lakelake · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesReculver Country Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haThe Downspark · under a mile · 26 haBroomfield Community Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 6 haHerne Bay Hockey Clubsports ground · 1.5 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 201512 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202646 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 6.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,516 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 37 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital (Herne Bay)1.2 miGP surgeryBeltinge Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHollytree Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistReculver Road (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryReculver Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 444 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHerne Bay Junior Schoolages 7-11, 371 pupils1.8 miSecondaryHerne Bay High Schoolages 11-18, 1,507 pupils2.6 miCollegeEKC Group11.4 miUniversityUniversity of Kent6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN25 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN54 miRailway stationHerne Bay2.3 miBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent6.8 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT6 postcode district.
