Broadstairs

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 20° / 18° · 89% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 19° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:15

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sangatte, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

91 reported · July 2026▼ 20% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences36
• Anti-social behaviour20
• Other theft11
• Criminal damage & arson5

26 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Viking · Kent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

243 reported road collisions (2024)

70 killed or seriously injured · 311 casualties · 17.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

425 food businesses within 2 miles

• 414 rated 4–5 ★ (399 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Broadstairs (0.6 km)
• 53 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£268,760 average▲ 0.9% YoY

Across Thanet · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,114 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY

• 1 bed £770
• 2 bed £1,000
• 3 bed £1,223

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.3 times median annual pay (8.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (8.4 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: InstaVolt McDonald's Westwood Road (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools22
• Sports pitches24
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Advice against bathing at Thanet beaches· 8 Sept 2026
• Event for Thanet’s residential landlords and property agents· 2 Sept 2026
• Have your say: Council seeks views on proposed dog control measures· 28 Aug 2026
• Have your say on the future of Thanet: council launches new Local Plan consultation· 27 Aug 2026
• Buyer withdraws from Pierremont depot sale· 24 Aug 2026

Source: Thanet Council

140,587 residents in Thanet · 1,357/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 34 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

21% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,491 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (29% of 69,980)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

58 schools · 20,123 pupils

31 primary · 7 secondary · 20 other

Ofsted: 16 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

44inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Thanet

1,672 CQC-registered services

• Care homes501
• GP practices221
• Dentists362
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

• In a conservation area (Broadstairs Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 99 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

159 applications decided

91.8% granted · 146 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Ms Polly Billington

Labour

East Thanet

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 29
• Con 13
• Grn 7
• Ref 5
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools13
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés63

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,410 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

119 jobs advertised · £37,416 avg

e.g. Water Mains Engineer, Care Home Administrator, Online Drawing Tutoring Job in Broadstairs – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

£721 median full-time weekly pay

5.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,665 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 86,604 certificates

14% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

14% low-carbon electricity

Imports 65% · Gas 21% · Solar 7% · Wind 7%

144 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.5 yrs women · 79.3 yrs men

73% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Thanet:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership650 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership463 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s385 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office354 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects327 local signatures · 14,312 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Dickens House Museum, Broadstairs · 0.0 km

  The Dickens House Museum is a literary museum exploring the life and works of Charles Dickens, concentrating on the time he spent in Broadstairs and the works he wrote there. It is housed in a late-Georgian cottage si…

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  Shrine of Our Lady, Bradstowe · 0.2 km

  The Shrine of Our Ladye Star of the Sea was an old chapel on the cliffs at Broadstairs. Dating back at least to the 1350s, the two towers of the chapel were a major landmark for sailors in the area. Given the venerati…

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  Broadstairs · 0.2 km

  Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about 80 miles (130 km) east of London. It is part of the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, which includes St…

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  Mary White (lifeboat) · 0.2 km

  Mary White was a lifeboat based in Broadstairs, Kent, England, named in 1851 after the completion of an heroic rescue of a brig, the Mary White.

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  Palace Cinema, Broadstairs · 0.2 km

  The Palace Cinema is an independent single-screen cinema in Broadstairs, Kent, England. Housed in a converted commercial building, it opened in 1965 as the Windsor Cinema, and was renamed the Palace in 2006. It now sh…

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  Broadstairs Lifeboat Station · 0.3 km

  Broadstairs Lifeboat Station was a former lifeboat station in Kent, England. It was rather unusual, as it never had a boathouse, although a building was provided by the Harbour Commissioners in which to store all the…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)