City Profile • Local Authority

Thanet

Thanet is a local authority district comprising 6 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £310k, reflecting a upward trend of 1.1% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (111 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

140,689
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

6 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Thanet authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English87.3%
White: Other White4.4%
Any other ethnic group1.0%
Other Asian1.0%
White: Irish0.8%
White and Black Caribbean0.7%

Age Profile

55-59 years7.1%
50-54 years7.0%
70-74 years6.6%
60-64 years6.4%
30-34 years6.1%
45-49 years6.0%

Top Occupations

Professional16.1%
Caring and leisure13.1%
Associate professional12.6%
Managers and directors12.0%
Skilled trades11.7%
Elementary occupations10.6%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright36.5%
Owned: Mortgage24.8%
Private rented: Landlord23.7%
Social rented: Other7.2%
Social rented: Council4.7%
Private rented: Other2.5%

Area DNA

family2/10
health5/10
safety2/10
homeown4/10
transit9/10
affluence3/10
diversity6/10
employment1/10
investment7/10