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6,511 people · median £290,000 · Thanet
Cleaner air than mostMore affordable than most
Thanet Council · Labour-controlled 29/56 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£290,000 median 12th cheapest of 19 neighbourhoods
among 19 neighbourhoods in Thanet
A typical home here sells for £290,000, up 12.9% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 9.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 27 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£290,000
5-year change+12.9%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.3× · five-year average 9.9×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Thanet12.5%
Of the homes across Thanet that sold again within five years, 12.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses0%
Flats13%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new20.6%
Bought second-hand11.5%
Overall
Typical resale gain+35.2% · ~8.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,848 resale pairs) across Thanet — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership76%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,423
Thanet District Council£279
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,615
Band B£1,884
Band C£2,154
Band D (baseline)£2,423
Band E£2,961
Band F£3,499
Band G£4,038
Band H£4,845
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£3,139 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Birchington 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Road | £152,000 | 353 | +4.8% |
| Albion Road | £111,250 | 170 | — |
| Alpha Road | £189,500 | 168 | -10.8% |
| Park Avenue | £190,000 | 155 | -9% |
| Quex View Road | £170,500 | 142 | +0% |
| King Edward Road | £172,495 | 131 | +18.6% |
| Park Lane | £147,500 | 129 | +4.8% |
| Barrows Close | £79,000 | 127 | -13.8% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Thanet how Birchington compares · from Thanet
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Minnis Bay +43.3%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnis Bay | £375,000 | +43.3% | 139 |
| Dumpton | £333,750 | +25.7% | 158 |
| Westgate-on-Sea | £270,000 | +23% | 232 |
| Millmead | £272,500 | +21.1% | 126 |
| Garlinge | £320,000 | +19.6% | 96 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Birchington — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Prospect Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £330,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 48 Woodford Court | Flat | 2 | C | £188,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 11 Broadley Avenue | Terraced | — | — | £255,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 5 Ingle Close | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £382,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 10 Linington Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £325,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 3 Wilbrough Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £730,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 12, Yew Tree Gardens | Terraced | 2 | D | £276,000 | May 2026 |
| 54 Woodford Court | Flat | 2 | D | £180,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 11 Devon Gardens | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £415,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 12 Edward Drive | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £260,000 | Mar 2026 |
196 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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