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Jacob Close

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20 recorded sales · median £220,000 · Thanet

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

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

58/100

Mixed

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£220k

median price

9.8

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£220k

median sold price

8.3 yrs

of local pay to buy

69 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

9.8

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

498

Violence — most

7.3

NO₂ · WHO 10

1.1%

in a flood zone

461

green spaces

6.5

PM2.5 · WHO 5

570

eat & drink

130

shops

74%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£45,000 in 1996 → £259,000 in 2020

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Thanet, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £220,000. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 9.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2020 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 20 sales£220,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.3× · five-year average 9.9×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

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

Your band:

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

Neighbourhood prices in Thanet how Jacob Close 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
Margate	£214,752	+19.5%	274
Ramsgate	£225,000	+17.8%	231
Westbrook	£306,250	+17.5%	128
St. Peter's	£310,000	+17%	227
Cliftonville	£222,000	+16.7%	339
Birchington	£290,000	+12.9%	196
Northdown	£322,500	+12.7%	166
Nethercourt	£285,250	+12.6%	80
East Cliff	£205,000	+12.6%	179
Whitehall	£250,000	+12.3%	133
St. Lawrence	£255,000	+9.8%	148
Wimpey Estate	£283,500	+9.3%	74
Newington	£220,000	+8.8%	169
Broadstairs	£365,000	+4%	269

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 Jacob Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
9, Jacob Close	Detached	—	—	£495,000	Feb 2023
3, Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£375,000	Dec 2022
10 Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£293,000	Oct 2020
11, Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£225,000	Feb 2020
6, Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£305,000	Jul 2019
4, Jacob Close	Detached	—	—	£329,000	Dec 2017
9, Jacob Close	Detached	—	—	£315,000	Oct 2017
7, Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£234,175	Jan 2016
3, Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£215,000	Jan 2015
1, Jacob Close	Detached	—	—	£260,000	Nov 2014
6, Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£229,995	Nov 2013
7, Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£125,000	Jun 2013
10 Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£193,000	Jun 2012
6, Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£116,000	Apr 2002
8, Jacob Close	Detached	—	—	£67,000	Jun 1998
1, Jacob Close	Detached	—	—	£72,500	Nov 1997
3, Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£41,750	Aug 1996
6, Jacob Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£45,000	Jun 1996
9, Jacob Close	Detached	—	—	£45,000	Jan 1996
1, Jacob Close	Detached	—	—	£59,995	Mar 1995

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20 recent sales — 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

How safe is it? from Thanet

Crime runs at 9.8 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month9.8

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Thanet

Violence & sexual offences

498

Anti-social behaviour

311

Criminal damage & arson

149

Shoplifting

104

Other theft

Public order

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Thanet district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Thanet

Population140,587

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

4.0/10

Employment

3.4/10

Education & skills

3.9/10

Health & disability

3.9/10

Crime

3.4/10

Housing & services

3.9/10

Living environment

5.1/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Thanet — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+51%

Unemployment · economically active residents6.5%

Degree-level (Level 4+)26%

Good or very good health77%

Own their home61%

Median age45.1

Born outside the UK10%

See the full Thanet report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 5 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 5 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 5 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.3 km
Salmestone Primary School	Primary	—	0.6 km
Hartsdown Academy	Secondary	Good ('21)	0.7 km
Manor House Nursery School Limited	Nursery	Outstanding ('25)	0.8 km
Bright Start Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.9 km
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery	Primary	Good ('23)	1.0 km
Little Oaks Margate	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.0 km
My Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.0 km
Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	1.2 km
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Drapers Mills Primary Academy	Primary	—	1.3 km
First Steps Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.6 km
Meadow Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.0 km
Bright Start Cliftonville	Nursery	—	2.1 km
Cocoon in Margate	Nursery	—	2.1 km
Northdown Primary School	Primary	Good ('21)	2.4 km
Little Wonders Westgate Ltd	Nursery	—	2.4 km
Cliftonville Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	2.5 km
St Crispin's Infant School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	2.7 km
Butterflies Pre-School Westgate Limited	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.7 km
The Piggybank Day Nursery Ltd	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	2.7 km
The Avenues Montessori	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.7 km
St George's Church of England Foundation School	All-through	—	2.7 km
Sunshine Preschool	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.7 km
Barbies Footsteps	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	2.9 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.9 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.0 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.4 km
NHS ODS

6 of 7 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Portman Smile Clinic Margate	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Baxters Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Harbour Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Hawley Street Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Paydens Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
The Limes Medical Centre	GP	Good ('22)	1.9 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Northdown Road Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Northdown Road Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Northdown Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Northdown & Dashwood Surgery	GP	—	2.3 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Westwood Dental Studios	Dentist	—	2.4 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Westgate Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	2.7 km
Mydentist	Dentist	—	2.8 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
Paydens Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
St Peter'S Surgery	GP	—	2.8 km
1St-Impressions Dental	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Mocketts Wood Surgery	GP	—	3.1 km
Bethesda Medical Centre	GP	—	3.2 km
Woolls Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Rowlands Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
Palm Bay Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Summerhill Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	3.8 km
Newington Road Surgery	GP	—	3.9 km
Newington Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.9 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Broadstairs Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Broadstairs Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	4.3 km
Newington Road Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Pierremont Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Southbank Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.6 km
Dashwood Medical Centre	GP	—	4.8 km
Courts Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.8 km
High Street Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.9 km
Mydentist	Dentist	—	4.9 km
Station Road Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.9 km
Courts Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.9 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.1 km
Ivy House Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.2 km
Egan Dental Care	Dentist	—	5.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.3 km
Paydens Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.4 km
Birchington Medical Centre	GP	Requires improvement ('19)	5.4 km
East Cliff Medical Practice	GP	Good ('15)	5.4 km
The Grange Practice	GP	—	5.4 km
Paydens Ltd	Pharmacy	—	5.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	5.5 km
Minster Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	6.2 km
Abbey Dental Care	Dentist	—	6.4 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Thanet

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 74 min from Ramsgate Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Margate Rail Station	0.7 mi	London St Pancras	87 min
Westgate-On-Sea Rail Station	1.7 mi	London Bridge	101 min
Broadstairs Rail Station	2.7 mi	London St Pancras	81 min
Ramsgate Rail Station	2.7 mi	London St Pancras	74 min
Dumpton Park Rail Station	3.0 mi	London St Pancras	111 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Ramsgate Rail Station (74 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

55%

Work from home

24%

Walk or cycle

12%

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging9 points

Per 10,000 residents0.6

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Thanet

Air quality

NO₂

7.3

— WHO guide

PM2.5

6.5

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1002.4%

Flood zone1.1% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Coal miningin/near a coalfield (0.1%)

Historic landfill30 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings1,051

Conservation areas27

Green belt0%

Green spaces461

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Thanet

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	570	99% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	130	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	28	—
Green spaces & parks	461	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

74%

Superfast

97.1%

Ultrafast

74%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Thanet

Figures for the wider Thanet — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate6.5%

In work (employment rate)51.3%

Companies registered here8,862

New incorporations (12m)1,181

Property companies (SPVs)1,035

See the full Thanet report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district