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County or areaKent
Postcode districtME12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:38 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min7:56 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°C623 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksMinster-in-Thanethistoric site · under a mileQuex House & Gardenshistoric site · 2.2 miTelegraph Hillhill · under a mileClapper Hillhill · 1.0 miDover Castle, Englandcastle · 4.1 miMinster Marsheswetland · 1.0 miPegwell Baybay · 3.1 miSandwich Flatsbeach · 3.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAbbey Greenpark · under a mile · 2 haMinster Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haPegwell Bay Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 25 haThe Allied Forces Memorial Gardenpark · 1.8 miSource: 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 20156 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202645 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 6.1 · 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
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 54 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryMinster Surgeryunder a milePharmacyTouchwood Pharmacyunder a mileDentistAbbey Dental Careunder a milePolice stationSandwich Police Shop4.4 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Minster Monkton Road, Minsterunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryMinster Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11under a milePrimaryMonkton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-111.4 miSecondaryKing Ethelbert Schoolages 11-18, 845 pupils2.8 miCollegeEKC Group5.3 miUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN31 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN60 miRailway stationMinsterunder a mileBus stationCecil Street Council OfficesMargate4.6 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal4.2 miBus stops18 within a mileCar parkAlbion Road Car ParkBirchington2.6 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsRamsgate2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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