Herne Bay South & Greenhill

Canterbury · South East · population 9,049 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

40Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,084 of 6,856 in England
  • #877 of 1,119 in South East
  • #13 of 19 in Canterbury
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,961
Median age (est.)47
Density3,595per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above23%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 12%25–44 20%45–64 27%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 14%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 19%
One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Herne Bay South & Greenhill is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,084 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 19 in Canterbury. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (67) and lowest on Education (26). Typical homes here sold for about £348,650 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 149 sales), in line with the wider Canterbury median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,920 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 41 · #4,063
Employment 31 · #4,728
Education 26 · #5,078
Health 45 · #3,782
Crime 33 · #4,611
Housing & access 67 · #2,240
Living environment 61 · #2,685

House prices ?

£348,650median (12m) · +2.5% yr · n=149
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£348,650149+2.5%+16.2%
Detached£422,50074-2.3%-1.7%
Semi-detached£305,00043+1.7%+8.7%
Terraced£260,00024+1.8%+2.4%
Flat£130,0008-16.3%-25.7%
This area£348,650
Canterbury£345,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,920±£5,342 · #4,067 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,132
Price-to-income ?9.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

45Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 585 offences
Canterbury92
South East71
England83

Rank #3,186 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences316
Theft72
Burglary26
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson72
Public order & weapons30
Drugs33
Robbery3
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 114 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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