Thanington & Chartham

Canterbury · South East · population 8,153 · 4 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,659 of 6,856 in England
  • #816 of 1,119 in South East
  • #11 of 19 in Canterbury
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,078
Median age (est.)43
Density130per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above42%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 10%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 22%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Thanington & Chartham sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,659 of 6,856 in England, and #11 of 19 in Canterbury. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (72) but weak on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £365,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 126 sales), 6% above the wider Canterbury median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,844 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 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 55 · #3,097
Employment 59 · #2,802
Education 62 · #2,596
Health 72 · #1,904
Crime 57 · #2,925
Housing & access 2 · #6,737
Living environment 45 · #3,761

House prices ?

£365,000median (12m) · -6.9% yr · n=126
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,000126-6.9%+2.8%
Detached£539,47738-2.9%+10.1%
Semi-detached£362,99848-0.5%+3.0%
Terraced£288,75028-6.9%+15.5%
Flat£166,00012-17.0%-4.5%
This area£365,000
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)£47,844±£6,705 · #1,469 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,799
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

46Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 458 offences
Canterbury92
South East71
England83

Rank #2,576 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences212
Theft56
Burglary15
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson78
Public order & weapons31
Drugs14
Robbery0
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 139 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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