hˈɛmpstɛd hɐz ɐ tʃˈɜːtʃ, ɐ lˈaɪbɹɛɹi, ɐn ˈɛɹ skˈaʊt ɡɹˈuːp, ɐ dˈɑːktɚz sˈɜːdʒɚɹi ænd ɐn ˈɪnfənt ænd dʒˈuːnjɚ skˈuːl, wɪð ɡˈʊd tɹˈævəl lˈɪŋks baɪ bˈʌs fɹʌm hˈɛmpstɛd vˈæli ʃˈɑːpɪŋ sˈɛntɚ tə ɹˈeɪnæm, tʃˈæɾəm ænd ðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɛɹiəz.
Hempstead has a church, a library, an Air Scout group, a doctor's surgery and an infant and junior school, with good travel links by bus from Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre to Rainham, Chatham and the surrounding areas.