Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:41 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:57 am – 3:52 pm
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People5,961 residentsin the Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney census areaMedian age 50.42,507 households75% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,685 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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°C734 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksOrlestone Forestforest · 1.7 miElder Bedswoodland · under a milePond Woodwoodland · under a mileCotton Hillhill · 2.2 miRed Hillhill · 2.5 miHookstead Lakelake · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAppledore Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 miBridgefield Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 8 haKingsnorth Community Orchardpark · 4.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201532 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202443 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband43% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,723 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest View Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryWoodchurch Surgery1.9 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy5.0 miDentistHamstreet Dental Clinic1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHamstreet Primary Academyages 4-11, 222 pupils1.9 miSecondaryChilmington Green Schoolages 11-19, 449 pupils5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN36 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW44 miRailway stationAppledore (Kent)1.8 miFerryFolkestone Eurotunnel Terminal14 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN26 postcode district.
