Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:39 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:58 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,732 residentsin the Seasalter census areaMedian age 50.03,708 households80% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,756 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% 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 July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C666 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October24 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesDuncan Downpark · 1.1 mi · 16 haPropsect Fieldpark · under a mile · 2 haWhitstable and Seasalter Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 15 haTankerton Circus Gardenspark · 2.2 miCornwallis Circle Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201519 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202329 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,088 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitstable & Tankerton Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryWhitstable Medical Practice7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTyrrell & Jones Seasalter5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistKelvin House Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryJoy Lane Primary Foundation Schoolages 1-11, 621 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Alphege Church of England Infant Schoolages 3-7, 206 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Whitstable Schoolages 11-18, 1,112 pupils1.8 miUniversityUniversity of Kent4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN20 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN50 miRailway stationWhitstable1.7 miBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent4.6 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT5 postcode district.
