Seasalter

Canterbury · South East · population 8,735 · 5 LSOAs

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

59Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,795 of 6,856 in England
  • #669 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 19 in Canterbury
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,732
Median age (est.)50
Density586per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 29%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 7%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 22%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Other 0%

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

Seasalter is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,795 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 19 in Canterbury. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (95) but weak on Housing & access (28). Typical homes here sold for about £355,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 145 sales), in line with the wider Canterbury median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,650 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 63 · #2,521
Employment 49 · #3,487
Education 50 · #3,453
Health 61 · #2,665
Crime 50 · #3,446
Housing & access 28 · #4,968
Living environment 95 · #341

House prices ?

£355,000median (12m) · -10.1% yr · n=145
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£355,000145-10.1%+2.9%
Detached£465,00055-7.5%+9.4%
Semi-detached£346,25044-3.1%+8.2%
Terraced£325,00013+3.2%+42.9%
Flat£181,50033-12.0%-5.8%
This area£355,000
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)£41,650±£5,845 · #2,956 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,800
Price-to-income ?8.5×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 ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 567 offences
Canterbury92
South East71
England83

Rank #3,206 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences247
Theft133
Burglary34
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons25
Drugs26
Robbery1
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 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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