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Local servicesHospitalQueen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryDr Crosfield C E & Partners2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyTouchwood Pharmacy1.5 miDentistAbbey Dental Care1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryMonkton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11right herePrimaryMinster Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-111.5 miSecondaryKing Ethelbert Schoolages 11-18, 845 pupils3.2 miCollegeEKC Group6.8 miUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN30 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN59 miRailway stationMinster1.8 miBus stationCecil Street Council OfficesMargate5.6 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal5.8 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT12 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT12 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT12
Telephone code01823
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:38 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:57 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,055 residentsin the Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade census areaMedian age 48.23,472 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,751 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C639 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksDocker Hillhill · under a mileCoxon's Hillhill · 1.0 miMonkton Marsheswetland · under a mileHomersham Lakelake · 3.3 miMinnis Baybay · 2.9 miElmstone Valleyvalley · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAbbey Greenpark · 1.6 mi · 2 haMinster Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 5 haBell Meadowplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haRossetti Gardenspark · 2.8 miPegwell Bay Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 20157 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202646 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,058 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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