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Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade

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About

Minster-in-Thanet grew up around a religious foundation and its name comes from the Latin monasterium. The site now known as Minster Abbey occupies ground used for communal religious life since the 7th century; a Benedictine community maintains the house alongside the parish church. The village has a compact centre with a mix of domestic buildings, a small shopping street and a parish hall. Narrow lanes connect farmed fields to plots once used for market gardening, and a surviving line of elm and lime trees marks older property boundaries.

St Nicholas-at-Wade lies a short distance inland and takes its suffix from a historic wading place across the Wantsum Channel, a tidal inlet that once separated the Isle of Thanet from the mainland. Field patterns, drainage ditches and place names here reflect former marshes rather than coastal landform. The village retains a village green, a 19th-century schoolroom repurposed for community use, and smallholdings that mix arable crops and orchards. Local lanes give direct access to footpaths across the working countryside.

Area overview

On average Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 82 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 6.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade is £51,337 per year. There are 4 schools in Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade: 3 primary (0 Outstanding and 3 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade is home to around 8,055 people, with a population density of about 138.1 per km2.

Crime rate
8/10
Crimes per 1k residents
82
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
6.4%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade Population
8,055
Population density
138.1 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
49.29(+55%)
Anti-social behaviour
9.31(-24%)
Shoplifting
8.07(+1%)
Other theft
7.08(+26%)
Criminal damage and arson
6.58(+2%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
7,527
93.48%
Other White
164
2.04%
Other Asian
48
0.6%
White and Asian (mixed)
38
0.47%
Indian
37
0.46%
Total population: 8,052

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
1,717
25.64%
No qualifications
1,312
19.59%
Level 3 (A level)
1,272
18.99%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,029
15.37%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
748
11.17%
Total 16+ residents: 6,697

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,476
42.51%
Owns with a mortgage
1,090
31.39%
Private landlord or letting agency
446
12.85%
Other social rented
233
6.71%
Other forms of private rent
106
3.05%
Total households: 3,472

Property prices in Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade

Based on 128 recent sales, the median property price is £305,000 in Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade area, with individual transactions ranging from £105,000 up to £1,175,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Semi-Detached46£315,000
Terraced36£270,000
Detached35£410,000
Flats11£165,000

10 years median price trend in Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade.

All postcodes in Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade

CT124BH

Canterbury Road West

CT125FT

Whistler Walk

CT124JG

Thanet Villages

CT94LF

Valley Road

CT125DW

Ebbsfleet Lane North

CT70NB

Shuart Lane

CT124BN

Benedictine Road

CT124FJ

Canterbury Road West

CT125GT

Evelyn Way

CT125AX

Manston Court Road

CT125FF

Spitfire Way

CT94HF

Carina Road

CT94JZ

Manston Road

CT94GR

Columba Way

CT94GX

Aquarius Road

CT70JE

Acol Hill

CT94LW

Norfolk Road

CT94FX

Lynx Street

CT70HW

Dilnot Lane

CT94LR

Bramble Lane

CT124PS

Molineux Road

CT124AE

Laurensfield

CT124BU

High Street

CT124BA

Minster Road

CT124JT

Monkton Street

CT70PY

Downbarton Road

CT70DR

Parish Close

CT94PZ

Thanet Villages

CT125GZ

The Meadows

CT125FL

Alland Grange Lane

CT94HH

Thanet Villages

CT94HP

Thanet Villages

CT94NG

Hengrove Cottages

CT70NL

Snake Drove

CT70QE

Summer Road

CT124FU

Thanet Villages

CT70HE

Woodchurch Cottages

CT125LZ

Beamont Close

CT125DT

Red Cottages

CT70LF

Ramsgate Road

CT125FU

Hazell Mews

CT125FS

The Oaks

CT70HQ

Castle Mayne Avenue

CT124BP

Station Approach

CT70QP

Potten Street

CT70JA

The Street

CT70HD

Shottendane Road

CT70PB

Manor Road

CT125GL

Canterbury Road West

CT70LG

Chantry Park

CT125GY

Maple Leaf Business Park

CT94GQ

Phoenix Close

CT124DT

St Marys Road

CT125DR

Grinsell Hill

CT124DR

Domneva Road

CT70LE

Sarre Court

CT125DS

Thorne Hill

CT70PU

The Finches

CT124DF

Egbert Road

CT124FA

St Mildreds Mews

CT124DP

Molineux Road

CT70NG

Shuart Lane

CT70QA

Downbarton Road

CT70LU

Canterbury Road

CT70JQ

Summerfold Villas

CT94LG

Manston Court Road

CT94HE

Andromeda Road

CT70DP

Orchard Close

CT70HX

Margate Hill

CT70NE

Wantsum Way

CT124ET

Brockmans Close

CT94FZ

Star Lane

CT125DA

Thanet Villages

CT70QB

Downbarton Road

CT124HN

The Lanes

CT94LH

Vincent Road

CT124BB

Minster Road

CT124BD

Burgess Close

CT70NT

The Street

CT124FN

Tothill Street

CT125BS

Manston Road

CT125NE

St Stephens Park Road

CT70NY

Manor Road

CT124JD

Sheriffs Court Lane

CT94GN

Bayer Street

CT70LZ

Wotton Court

CT94PE

Thanet Villages

CT124HX

Cheesmans Close

CT94FJ

Manston Way Walk

CT124EL

Freemans Road

CT124LH

Canterbury Road

CT125DB

Thanet Villages

CT125FQ

Preston Road

CT125BX

Alland Grange Lane

CT124ED

Monkton Road

CT70LA

Sarre Court

CT124JY

John Douglas Drive

CT125BD

St Catherines Grove

CT125NR

Poets Place

CT125AN

Spratling Lane

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/06/2026.