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Thanet house prices, schools and crime

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140,587 people · median £277,500

Thanet Council · Labour-controlled   29/56 seats · 52% · OCD 2026

Prices

The median sold price in Thanet is £277,500.

Neighbourhoods

Streets

Schools

Thanet’s schools: 94% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding, 2 grammars.

Crime

Thanet records 11.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.

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What does it cost? This district

A typical home here sells for £277,500, up 13.1% over five years. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 9.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 1,085 sales
£135k£183k£231k£279k£327k201120182026 YTD2016 +13%−7%£287,500
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£277,500
5-year change+13.1%
Full history since 1995
£15k£96k£177k£258k£340k199520102026 YTD2003 +24%−9%£287,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£425k
Semi-detached
£305k
Terraced
£250k
Flat
£165k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.3× · five-year average 9.9×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss12.9%

Of the homes here that sold again within five years, 12.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.7%).

By property type
Semi-detached houses6.7%
Terraced houses2%
Flats13.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new21.5%
Bought second-hand11.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+35% · ~8.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,897 resale pairs) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership61%

Owned outright
37%
With a mortgage
25%
Private rented
26%
Social rented
12%
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

£2,619 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 Thanet 12 streets — this area, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
High Street£115,0001,188—
Canterbury Road£150,0001,182—
Ramsgate Road£160,500720—
Harold Road£105,000692—
Northdown Road£120,000667—
Margate Road£130,000636—
West Cliff Road£144,000524—
Victoria Avenue£133,500521—
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

Prices by neighbourhood 19 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Minnis Bay +43.3%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 Thanet — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
1,946 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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