Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:39 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min7:58 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,637 residentsin the Whitstable West census areaMedian age 48.93,166 households69% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright4% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,249 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 15%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 41% go by car, 6% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C611 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October19 days of air frost, 16 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)
Nearby landmarksTankerton Beachbeach · 1.0 miTankerton Baybay · under a mileTankerton Slopescliffs · 1.1 miWhitstable Baybay · 2.0 miThe Paddockwetland · under a mileWhitstable Streetwetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDuncan Downpark · under a mile · 16 haPropsect Fieldpark · under a mile · 2 haTankerton Circus Gardenspark · under a mileWhitstable and Seasalter Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 15 haCornwallis Circle Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileChestfield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201518 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202649 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,825 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitstable & Tankerton Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryWhitstable Health Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistKelvin House Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryWestmeads Community Infant Schoolages 2-7, 183 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 226 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Whitstable Schoolages 11-18, 1,112 pupilsunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Kent4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN20 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN50 miRailway stationWhitstableunder a mileBus stationKeynes CollegeUniversity of Kent4.9 miFerryRamsgate Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT5 postcode district.
