Newington

Thanet · South East · population 8,933 · 5 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,613 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,108 of 1,119 in South East
  • #16 of 17 in Thanet
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,928
Median age (est.)37
Density4,038per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above16%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 35%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 18%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 18%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 15% · Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure15%
Elementary15%
Skilled trades13%
Sales & customer service12%
Process & plant10%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 52% · Christian 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Newington is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,613 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #16 of 17 in Thanet. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (80) but weak on Employment (2). Typical homes here sold for about £245,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 93 sales), 17% below the wider Thanet median of £295,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,032 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 113 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 4 · #6,551
Employment 2 · #6,702
Education 3 · #6,620
Health 7 · #6,366
Crime 3 · #6,647
Housing & access 24 · #5,242
Living environment 80 · #1,355

House prices ?

£245,000median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£245,00093+0.8%+18.4%
Detached£446,5008+59.5%+71.7%
Semi-detached£260,00050-8.0%+18.2%
Terraced£225,00025-2.2%+13.9%
Flat£131,50010+34.9%
This area£245,000
Thanet£295,000
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)£33,032±£4,689 · #5,669 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,438
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

7Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

113 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,008 offences
Thanet97
South East71
England83

Rank #5,289 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences592
Theft94
Burglary18
Vehicle crime42
Criminal damage & arson116
Public order & weapons51
Drugs50
Robbery13
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 124 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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