St Nicholas at Wade
St Nicholas at Wade is a village in Kent, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Birchington-on-Sea, 4.4 km away. In June 2026, there were around 5 recorded street crimes, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the St Nicholas at Wade area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Thanet area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 140,587 residents at roughly 1,357 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 266th of 294 English council areas — better than 10% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 24° / 17° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:14
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026▼ 40% YoY
- Vehicle crime2
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Thanet Villages · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Road safety issues.
- Fly tipping.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
15 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Birchington-on-Sea (4.4 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Birchington-On-Sea (4.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£268,760 average▲ 0.9% YoY
Across Thanet · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- 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
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: MFG Birchington (3.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- 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
Population
140,587 residents in Thanet · 1,357/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Dane Court Grammar SchoolGood
- Hartsdown AcademyGood
- King Ethelbert SchoolGood
- The Charles Dickens SchoolGood
- Ursuline CollegeGood
- The Royal Harbour AcademyRequires improvement
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Thanet
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 39 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
159 applications decided
91.8% granted · 146 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Recent votes:
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 29
- Con 13
- Grn 7
- Ref 5
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,410 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
18% low-carbon electricity
Gas 76% · Nuclear 8% · Wind 7% · Imports 6%
305 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.5 yrs women · 79.3 yrs men
73% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Herne Bay and Sandwich:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership979 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership431 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office415 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test356 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases325 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
St Nicholas-at-Wade · 0.1 kmSt Nicholas-at-Wade is both a village and a civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. The parish had a recorded population of 782 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 852 at the 2011 census. The village of Sa…
All Saints' Church, Shuart · 1.5 kmAll Saints' Church, Shuart, in the north-west of the Isle of Thanet, Kent, in the south-east of England, was established in the Anglo-Saxon period as a chapel of ease for the parish of St Mary's Church, Reculver, whic…
- Sarre Anglo-Saxon cemetery · 1.6 km
Sarre Anglo-Saxon cemetery is a place of burial that was used in the sixth and seventh centuries CE.
Sarre Windmill · 1.6 kmSarre Windmill is a Grade II listed smock mill in Sarre, Kent, England, that was built in 1820. Formerly restored and working commercially, the mill is now closed.
Sarre, Kent · 1.8 kmSarre is a village and civil parish in Thanet District in Kent, England. The village is a part of St. Nicholas-at-Wade ecclesiastical parish, after having lost the local church of St. Giles in Elizabethan times; the e…
Herne Bay and Sandwich · 2.1 kmHerne Bay and Sandwich is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was contested for the first time at the 20…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Nicholas at Wade?
- St Nicholas at Wade is a town in Kent, England, in the Thanet local authority.
- How deprived is St Nicholas at Wade?
- The Thanet local authority, which includes St Nicholas at Wade, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.