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Pubs 48 Restaurants 175 Banks 1 Hotels 19 Shops 122 Takeaways 89 Cinemas 6 Attractions 92 Business services 4 Education 168 Health and beauty 89 Home improvement 121 Leisure 1 Property services 65




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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 50 min8:00 am – 3:50 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°C507 mm of rain a year, 10 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November21 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksStoke Great Fleetwater · under a mileYantlet Beachbeach · 2.3 miCockleshell Beachbeach · 2.6 miGreatchalk Fleetwater · 1.0 miStoke Marsheswetland · under a mileBurntwick Islandisland · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCross Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haIsle of Grain Coastal Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 20 haRiverside Country Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 30 haQueenborough Parkpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201536 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202316 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 8.7 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
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 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBasildon Hospital - Dermatology Canvey Island5.5 miGP surgeryLee Kw1.6 miPharmacyHoo Pharmacy4.4 miDentistThe Post Office Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLeigh Academy Peninsula Eastages 3-11, 230 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughLeigh Academy Hundred of Hooages 4-19, 1,829 pupils4.7 miCollegeMidKent College6.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN8.5 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN35 miRailway stationSheerness-on-Sea4.7 miBus stationWaterfront Bus StationChatham7.0 miFerryTown PierGravesend12 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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