Herne Bay

7°CClear

• Today: 11° / 7° · 11% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:24

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

32US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

• 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

222 reported · August 2026▼ 7% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences66
• Anti-social behaviour60
• Shoplifting26
• Criminal damage & arson20

13 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Heron · Kent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

284 reported road collisions (2025)

81 killed or seriously injured · 357 casualties · 18 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

267 food businesses within 2 miles

• 203 rated 4–5 ★ (182 top)
• 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Herne Bay (1.2 km)
• 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£336,427 average▼ 0.3% YoY

Across Canterbury · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,280 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY

• 1 bed £876
• 2 bed £1,132
• 3 bed £1,368

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.4 times median annual pay (9.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,981 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (11.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (11.9 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Central Parade (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches16
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

157,429 residents in Canterbury · 510/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK14,325
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK14,447
• Net moves−122

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 149 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,419 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (30% of 71,860)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

64 schools · 25,120 pupils

35 primary · 10 secondary · 19 other

Ofsted: 16 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

47 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Canterbury

1,676 CQC-registered services

• Care homes503
• GP practices222
• Dentists360
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 20 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

• In a conservation area (HERNE BAY)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 57 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

218 applications decided

93.1% granted · 203 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sir Roger Gale

Conservative

Herne Bay and Sandwich

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 18
• Con 8
• LD 8
• Grn 4
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens21
• Restaurants & cafés70

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,865 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

91 jobs advertised · £35,771 avg

e.g. Level 3 Teaching assistant, Software/Firmware Engineer, Labourer in Herne Bay

Source: Adzuna

£735 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,464 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 78,894 certificates

12% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

57% low-carbon electricity

Wind 47% · Imports 24% · Gas 20% · Nuclear 6%

111 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Kent): 63.9 women · 62.5 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

7 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in CT6

• The Heron Medical Practice
• Park Surgery
• Ophthalmology Clinic Herne Bay

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Herne Bay and Sandwich:

• Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent935 local signatures · 18,972 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases328 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND308 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects236 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth196 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Central Bandstand, Herne Bay · 0.3 km

  The Central Bandstand, known as the Bandstand, in Herne Bay, Kent, England, was designed by H. Kempton Dyson in 1924, extended with an Art Deco frontage in 1932, and refurbished between 1998 and 1999. It is one of the…

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  Herne Bay · 0.3 km

  Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England. It is 6 miles (10 km) north of Canterbury and 4 miles (6 km) east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver a…

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  Herne Bay Museum and Gallery · 0.4 km

  The Seaside Museum Herne Bay is a local museum in Herne Bay, Kent, England. It was established in 1932, and is notable for being a seaside tourist attraction featuring local archaeological and social history, for feat…

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  Herne Bay Pier · 0.6 km

  Herne Bay Pier was the third pier to be built at Herne Bay, Kent for passenger steamers. It was notable for its exceptional length of 3,787 feet (1,154 m) and made famous after appearing in the opening sequence of Ken…

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  King's Hall, Herne Bay · 0.6 km

  The King's Hall is a theatre, concert hall and dance hall at Herne Bay, Kent, England. It was built as The Pavilion in 1903–1904, developed as the King Edward VII Memorial Hall in 1913 in memory of the late king, and…

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  Herne Bay F.C. · 0.9 km

  Herne Bay Football Club is a football club based in Herne Bay, Kent, England. Affiliated to the Kent County Football Association, they are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division and play at Winch…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)