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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 80 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
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
80
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
48.17(+53%)
Shoplifting
7.95(-1%)
Anti-social behaviour
7.82(-32%)
Other theft
7.08(+27%)
Criminal damage and arson
5.83(-9%)
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 129 recent sales, the median property price is £305,000 in Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade area, with individual transactions ranging from £86,250 up to £655,000.

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
Detached33£410,000
Flats10£190,000
Semi-Detached47£335,000
Terraced39£268,500

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

CT94FX

Lynx Street

CT94NU

Thanet Villages

CT124HA

Conyngham Road

CT124PS

Molineux Road

CT70ND

Potten Street Road

CT70PS

The Length

CT94LF

Valley Road

CT125BD

St Catherines Grove

CT125FE

Merlin Way

CT70AA

Thanet Villages

CT70HE

Woodchurch Cottages

CT70NS

Wansum Court

CT70PJ

The Length

CT94FY

Draco Drive

CT124DJ

Freemans Road

CT124LJ

Willetts Hill

CT125BX

Alland Grange Lane

CT70EF

Stable Mews

CT70NJ

Court Road

CT94GN

Bayer Street

CT94GS

Vincent Farm Mews

CT70NB

Shuart Lane

CT70NE

Wantsum Way

CT124BF

Semple Close

CT124ES

Brockmans Close

CT124GH

Hoo Farm Way

CT124HE

Durlock

CT125LU

Musgrave Close

CT70HY

Woodchurch Road

CT70JD

Plumstone Road

CT70PP

The Length

CT124ET

Brockmans Close

CT124EW

Greenhill Gardens

CT124FZ

Thanet Villages

CT125LH

Manston Manor

CT70FB

Thanet Villages

CT94HE

Andromeda Road

CT124JJ

Monkton Street

CT125BE

Manston Road

CT125JL

Cottington Road

CT94NE

Shottendane Road

CT94NW

Thanet Villages

CT70HL

Woodchurch Road

CT70QR

Potten Street

CT125BY

Daigor Lane

CT124AE

Laurensfield

CT124BH

Canterbury Road West

CT124DF

Egbert Road

CT125GL

Canterbury Road West

CT125NR

Poets Place

CT94FP

Bishop Close

CT124BE

Hill House Drive

CT125DG

Mannock Drive

CT125GZ

The Meadows

CT125JN

Cottington Road

CT125NQ

The Laurels

CT70DR

Parish Close

CT70PU

The Finches

CT124HB

Abbey Grove

CT125AL

Spratling Street

CT125AU

Manston Court Road

CT125LZ

Beamont Close

CT125NE

St Stephens Park Road

CT94LB

Continental Approach

CT94NH

Shottendane Road

CT94NQ

Shottendane Road

CT124AP

Tothill Street

CT124FT

Thanet Villages

CT124JT

Monkton Street

CT125DS

Thorne Hill

CT94FU

Leo Road

CT94PE

Thanet Villages

CT124FU

Thanet Villages

CT70HS

Margate Hill

CT70LY

Canterbury Road

CT125GN

Thanet Villages

CT70QW

Wantsum Way

CT124EH

Prospect Gardens

CT124JH

Seamark Close

CT125EY

Manston Court Road

CT70PT

Court Road

CT70QN

Potten Street

CT94NG

Hengrove Cottages

CT124FA

St Mildreds Mews

CT124BD

Burgess Close

CT124JX

Vicarage Garden

CT125BU

Spitfire Way

CT125FQ

Preston Road

CT70HG

Queensdown Road

CT70HU

Margate Hill

CT70JY

Canterbury Road

CT70QF

Summer Road

CT94FQ

Harbour Way

CT94HN

Vincent Road

CT94PF

Thanet Villages

CT124ED

Monkton Road

CT125GS

Highlands Glade

CT70JG

Crispe Road

CT70PN

The Length

CT94FW

Bootes Close

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.