Thanet
Local authority in South East · 86 neighbourhoods
Close to stations; among South East's most deprived councils.
Areas
17 areasAgainst South East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South East's middle.
- Broadstairs South · CT105 neighbourhoods£3,990 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Birchington · CT75 neighbourhoods£3,950 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Broadstairs North · CT105 neighbourhoods£3,860 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Cliftonville East & Kingsgate · CT95 neighbourhoods£3,850 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · CT125 neighbourhoods£3,570 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Nethercourt, Pegwell & Cliffsend · CT115 neighbourhoods£3,540 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Westbrook & Garlinge · CT95 neighbourhoods£3,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · CT125 neighbourhoods£3,510 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Westgate · CT85 neighbourhoods£3,420 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Dumpton · CT115 neighbourhoods£3,220 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,400 per m² · typical South East neighbourhood £4,400
- By type
- Flat £170k · Terraced £266k · Semi £313k · Detached £440k
- 1-year change
- +0.4%
- Neighbourhoods
- 86
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 93.1 per 1,000 a year · South East 68.2
- Among councils
- More crime than 87%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
39 state schools- Primary
- 31
- Secondary
- 8
- Outstanding
- 2
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 12% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South East's primaries.
- Station walk
- 18 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 27% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £48,300 a year · typical South East neighbourhood £62,000
- Social renting
- 7% of homes · typical South East neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 35% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 1% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Thanet safe?
Police recorded about 93.1 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than South East as a whole (68.2). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Thanet?
Homes sold for a typical £3,360 per m² in the year to August 2026, lower than South East as a whole (£4,390 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £235,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Thanet?
There are 31 state primary and 8 state secondary schools inside Thanet's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Thanet a deprived area?
35% of Thanet's 86 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 1% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.