UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/thanet
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Thanet
Homes in Thanet sold for a median of £293,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,822 standard sales.
That makes it the seventh cheapest of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 46%, from £202,500 in 2016 to £295,000 in 2025, the biggest rise of the 64 council areas in the South East.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 856 | £445,000 | £355,000 to £573,000 | £4,275/m²from 41 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,091 | £315,000 | £270,000 to £368,000 | £3,385/m²from 37 sales |
| Terraced | 1,035 | £265,000 | £230,000 to £319,000 | £3,167/m²from 37 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 840 | £174,000 | £135,000 to £230,000 | £2,653/m²from 20 sales |
Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in Thanet, at 29% and 27% of sales.
Detached houses stand out against the South East as a whole: a median of £445,000 here, 25% less than the £595,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,398 per m², 22% below the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Thanet
The dearest district was CT10 (Broadstairs), at £360,000, and the cheapest was CT11 (Ramsgate), at £260,000.
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Post towns in Thanet, by number of sales: Ramsgate (CT11, CT12), Margate (CT9), Broadstairs (CT10), Birchington (CT7), Westgate-on-Sea (CT8).
- CT10Broadstairs, 778 salesMedian price £360,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- CT7Birchington, 387 salesMedian price £320,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- CT12Ramsgate, 497 salesMedian price £290,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −4%
- CT9Margate, 1,100 salesMedian price £280,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −4%
- CT8Westgate-on-Sea, 271 salesMedian price £267,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- CT11Ramsgate, 789 salesMedian price £260,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in CT10 (Broadstairs), up 9%, and fell most in CT12 (Ramsgate) and CT9 (Margate), down 4%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Sea Road, Westgate-on-Sea (CT8)23 sales
- Linksfield Road, Westgate-on-Sea (CT8)21 sales
- Ramsgate Road, Margate (CT9)21 sales
- Canterbury Road, Margate (CT9)18 sales
- Rowena Road, Westgate-on-Sea (CT8)17 sales
- Westgate Bay Avenue, Westgate-on-Sea (CT8)17 sales
- Botany Road, Kingsgate (CT10)16 sales
- Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville (CT9)16 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Royal Esplanade, Westbrook (CT9, £675,000), Dumpton Park Drive, Broadstairs (CT10, £495,000) and Little Orchard Close, St Nicholas At Wade (CT7, £475,000).
The cheapest were Harold Road, Cliftonville (CT9, flats, £120,000), Queen Street, Ramsgate (CT11, flats, £130,000) and Rowena Road, Westgate-on-Sea (CT8, flats, £145,000).
Living in Thanet
Crime
95 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 74 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
81% of homes can get it
Lower than 82 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
2% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 83 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,491 a year in Thanet for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 66 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Thanet and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Ashford£345,000
- Eastleigh£345,000
- Fareham£345,000
- Havant£320,000
- Folkestone and Hythe£317,500
- Medway£312,000
- Swale£310,000
- Dover£293,500
- Thanet, this council area£293,000
- Hastings£280,000
- Eastbourne£276,000
- Isle of Wight£260,000
- Southampton£260,000
- Portsmouth£258,000
- Gosport£255,000
About these figures
Thanet's figures come from 3,822 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.