Detached
£476,381
54% above the Thanet average
20.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Thanet? £308,883
The average house price in Thanet is £308,883, based on 1,920 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.1% (£398) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,920
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Thanet?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£324,791
5% above the Thanet average
27.1% of sales
Terraced
£272,888
12% below the Thanet average
27.9% of sales
Flats
£182,935
41% below the Thanet average
25.0% of sales
Are house prices in Thanet going up or down?
House prices in Thanet are falling: down 0.1% (£398) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 41.5% (£90,555).
Past 12 months
−0.1%
−£398From £309,281 to £308,883
£312,212£307,294
Past 10 years
+41.5%
+£90,555From £218,328 to £308,883
£338,500£218,328
Quick answers for Thanet
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£359,713
Highest average, reached in November 2022
How many homes sold?
1,920
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
27.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
33.8% of sales
How many people live in Thanet?
140,546
3,236 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Thanet?
62,214
1,433 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Thanet?
24 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.0% of the area · 62 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Thanet?
95 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −5.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Acol
£447,037
Least expensive
Manston
£251,847
How does Thanet rank?
12th most expensive area of Kent.
Compared with 12 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Thanet?
The highest recorded sale prices in Thanet, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Thanet compare with nearby areas?
Thanet compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Kent.
Thanet vs Dover
- Thanet
- £308,883
- Dover
- £316,345+£7,462
Open comparison
Thanet vs Canterbury
- Thanet
- £308,883
- Canterbury
- £376,652+£67,769
Open comparison
Thanet vs Swale
- Thanet
- £308,883
- Swale
- £318,884+£10,001
Open comparison
Thanet vs Folkestone and Hythe
- Thanet
- £308,883
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £341,296+£32,413
Open comparison
Thanet vs Ashford
- Thanet
- £308,883
- Ashford
- £383,447+£74,564
Open comparison
Thanet vs Maidstone
- Thanet
- £308,883
- Maidstone
- £382,573+£73,690
Open comparison
Which areas of Thanet are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 12 areas of Thanet, most expensive first.
- 1
£447,037
Change over one year: +0.8%
- 2
£428,000
Change over one year: +101.4%
- 3
£391,441
Change over one year: −5.1%
- 4
£389,611
Change over one year: +1.7%
- 5
£360,807
Change over one year: −11.1%
- 6
£360,610
Change over one year: +9.1%
- 7
£344,767
Change over one year: −15.6%
- 8
£333,487
Change over one year: −2.1%
- 9
£293,035
Change over one year: +12.9%
- 10
£290,398
Change over one year: +2.2%
- 11
£259,553
Change over one year: +0.5%
- 12
£251,847
Change over one year: −10.3%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:21 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Thanet dataset covers 5,267 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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