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17 recorded sales · median £290,000 · Thanet
Thanet Council · Labour-controlled 29/56 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
58/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£290k
median price
9.8
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£290k
median sold price
8.3 yrs
of local pay to buy
69 min
London — fastest
8
rail stations
2
grammar schools
58
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
28
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
Not enough history to chart yet.
⌄ 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 £290,000. That's about 8.3× local earnings — around the 9.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
Not enough history to chart yet.
Median sold price · median of all 17 sales£290,000
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%
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
Neighbourhood prices in Thanet how Potten Street 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 Potten Street — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Cottage Potten Street St. Nicholas at Wade | Detached | — | — | £928,500 | Nov 2017 |
| NINE NAILS POTTEN STREET | Detached | — | — | £350,000 | Feb 2015 |
| Holly Tree Cottage Potten Street St. Nicholas At Wade | Detached | — | — | £268,000 | Jul 2007 |
| CHAMBERS WALL POTTEN STREET | Detached | — | — | £530,000 | Jun 2007 |
| CHAMBERS WALL POTTEN STREET | Detached | — | — | £465,000 | Oct 2005 |
| SPRINGWELL COTTAGE POTTEN STREET | Semi-detached | — | — | £128,000 | Dec 2000 |
| NINE NAILS POTTEN STREET | Detached | — | — | £175,000 | Jun 1998 |
| NINE NAILS POTTEN STREET | Detached | — | — | £72,500 | Sep 1996 |
8 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
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%
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
of the 3 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 18 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School | Primary | Good ('19) | 1.3 km |
| Monkton Church of England Primary School | Primary | — | 4.0 km |
| Monkton Under 5's Playgroup | Nursery | Good ('23) | 4.0 km |
| Reculver Church of England Primary School | Primary | — | 4.4 km |
| Beltinge Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('23) | 4.4 km |
| Chislet Church of England Primary School | Primary | Good ('22) | 4.5 km |
| Birchington Church of England Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 5.0 km |
| Noah's Ark Nursery School | Nursery | Good ('22) | 5.0 km |
| Manor House Kindergarten Nursery | Nursery | Good ('25) | 5.4 km |
| Goldfinch Nursery | Nursery | Good ('22) | 5.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
2
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 4.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
4
nearest dentists · nearest 4.6 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
5
nearest pharmacies · nearest 4.5 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchington Medical Centre | GP | Requires improvement ('19) | 4.4 km |
| Paydens Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 4.5 km |
| Egan Dental Care | Dentist | — | 4.6 km |
| Delmergate Limited | Pharmacy | — | 4.8 km |
| Station Road Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 4.8 km |
| Courts Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 4.8 km |
| Reculver Road (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 5.9 km |
| Delmergate (Coastal) Limited | Pharmacy | — | 5.9 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 69 min from Thanet Parkway.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchington-On-Sea Rail Station | 2.9 mi | London St Pancras | 90 min |
| Minster Rail Station | 4.1 mi | London Bridge | 114 min |
| Westgate-On-Sea Rail Station | 4.5 mi | London Bridge | 101 min |
| Herne Bay Rail Station | 5.2 mi | London St Pancras | 81 min |
| Thanet Parkway | 5.8 mi | London St Pancras | 69 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Thanet Parkway (69 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
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
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
% 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
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district