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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:40 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:00 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,774 residentsin the Hoo Peninsula census areaMedian age 47.42,863 households78% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,040 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle31% 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 higher26% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C547 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 14°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 23°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 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 landmarksHoo Masonic Hallhistoric site · 1.5 miBishop Saltingsbeach · 1.1 miDarnet Nessheadland · under a mileQuayside Househistoric site · 2.6 miFolly Pointheadland · 1.2 miDarnet Holetidal water · under a milePinup Reachtidal water · 1.0 miSt Mary's Islandisland · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRiverside Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 30 haLower Lines Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 6 haCountrysidepark · 2.6 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 201537 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202317 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 12 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,169 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 10 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMedway Maritime Hospital3.5 miGP surgerySt. Werburgh Med.practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyHoo Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistThe Dental Surgery1.3 miPolice stationMedway Police StationGillingham2.5 miCash machineBR Spar Hoo, HOO1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 all-throughPrimaryHoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlboroughages 2-11, 546 pupils1.7 miAll-throughLeigh Academy Hundred of Hooages 4-19, 1,829 pupils1.8 miCollegeMidKent College2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN11 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN36 miRailway stationGillingham (Kent)2.9 miBus stationWaterfront Bus StationChatham3.8 miFerryTown PierGravesend9.8 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationChatham2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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