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Pubs 105 Restaurants 362 Banks 12 Shops 1,510 Supermarkets 63 Takeaways 164 Cinemas 10 Attractions 269 Business services 140 Education 428 Health and beauty 923 Home improvement 389 Leisure 73 Property services 147




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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 landmarksBishop Saltingsbeach · 1.1 miDarnet Nessheadland · under a mileFolly Pointheadland · 1.2 miDarnet Holetidal water · under a milePinup Reachtidal water · 1.0 miSt Mary's Islandisland · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
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 mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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