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County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:39 am – 9:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min7:56 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,689 residentsin the Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne census areaMedian age 52.52,937 households84% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright4% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,092 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle60% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C906 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October18 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksKnights Templar Church Doverhistoric site · under a mileWestern Heightshistoric site · under a mileShakespeare Cliffcliffs · under a mileConey Hillhill · under a mileLydden Spoutbeach · 2.0 miAbbey Lakelake · 2.0 miMill Streamriver · 1.1 miLong Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSamphire Hoe Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 32 haConnaught Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 9 haMaison Dieu Gardenspark · 1.0 miMaxton Allotment Siteallotments · within reachElms Vale Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haRiver Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201514 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202349 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,845 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuckland Community Hospital Cdcunder a mileGP surgeryWhite Cliffs Medical Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGrace Chemist7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDover Priory Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationPoliceDover1.0 miCash machineLondisunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimarySt Martin's Schoolages 4-11, 183 pupilsunder a milePrimaryVale View Community Schoolages 2-11, 222 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAstor Secondary Schoolages 11-18, 732 pupilsunder a mileUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN40 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW64 miRailway stationDover Prioryunder a mileBus stationBus StationCanterbury14 miFerryDover Western Docks Ferry Terminal1.1 miBus stops89 within a mileCar parkPort ParkingDoverunder a mileEV chargingFolkestone Road3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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