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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

CT70AX

Barrow Man Road

CT124DD

Marsh Farm Road

CT124EW

Greenhill Gardens

CT124AT

Singleton Close

CT70ES

Island Road

CT124FT

Thanet Villages

CT94HQ

Thanet Villages

CT125FR

Bridle Mews

CT124AD

High Street

CT94LJ

Flete Road

CT94GS

Vincent Farm Mews

CT70PW

The Length

CT94NF

Shottendane Road

CT124AP

Tothill Street

CT124JN

Monkton Street

CT94HU

Thanet Villages

CT70FA

Cherry Grove

CT125FH

Brook Lane

CT94NU

Cepheus Way

CT70JH

Crispe Road

CT124DQ

Augustine Road

CT70JU

Chalk Pit Cottages

CT94NP

Cetus Avenue

CT124DZ

Cornelis Drive

CT94FY

Draco Drive

CT70JG

Crispe Road

CT124AS

Hill House Drive

CT124AX

Smugglers Leap

CT70NZ

Manor Lea Road

CT125LY

Esmonde Drive

CT70PJ

The Length

CT124DW

Thorne Road

CT125AY

Manston Road

CT125LN

Saddlers Mews

CT94PH

Thanet Villages

CT94JW

Manston Road

CT94GY

Pisces Way

CT125DJ

Ebbsfleet Lane

CT94FG

Star Lane Link

CT70EP

Long Acre

CT125DE

Merlin Way

CT124AG

Tothill Street

CT124HY

Channel View Road

CT70QH

Summer Road

CT70JD

Plumstone Road

CT124JF

Monkton Street

CT124JS

Collards Close

CT124BS

Norton Drive

CT94GZ

Thanet Villages

CT70JY

Canterbury Road

CT125GJ

Maple Leaf Business Park

CT70LY

Canterbury Road

CT124HH

Laundry Road

CT70DD

Sceptre Court

CT70JR

Ostlers Lane

CT94GW

Hydra Drive

CT124GH

Hoo Farm Way

CT70JF

Nursery Fields

CT70NR

The Street

CT124JQ

Monkton Street

CT70QF

Summer Road

CT125JL

Cottington Road

CT124BG

Cheney Road

CT94NH

Shottendane Road

CT124BF

Semple Close

CT124EE

Monkton Road

CT70FB

Thanet Villages

CT70HL

Woodchurch Road

CT124FD

Jonahs Gate

CT70NP

The Street

CT124GJ

Thanet Villages

CT124BE

Hill House Drive

CT125AW

Spratling Street

CT94GP

Star Lane

CT70EN

St Nicholas Park

CT124DS

Molineux Road

CT124BT

High Street

CT124ES

Brockmans Close

CT124HS

Way Hill

CT94HR

Capricorn Way

CT70HS

Margate Hill

CT124EJ

Edgar Road

CT70PT

Court Road

CT124HP

Way Hill

CT124HE

Durlock

CT124FF

Thanet Villages

CT125BL

Manston Court Road

CT125DL

Ebbsfleet Farm Cottages

CT124EZ

Durlock

CT124JL

Parsonage Fields

CT124FH

Thanet Villages

CT70NS

Wansum Court

CT94NQ

Shottendane Road

CT70NH

Court Road

CT94FW

Bootes Close

CT94LU

Manston Court Road

CT94PG

Thanet Villages

CT70HG

Queensdown Road

CT124BX

Church Street

CT70AA

Thanet Villages

Data Sources

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