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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

CT94HR

Capricorn Way

CT124AG

Tothill Street

CT124BX

Church Street

CT124HZ

Bramwell Court

CT125DA

Thanet Villages

CT70AX

Barrow Man Road

CT94FZ

Star Lane

CT94GL

Pictor Drive

CT94LE

Manston Court Road

CT124AB

High Street

CT124DQ

Augustine Road

CT124HG

Bedlam Court Lane

CT125FF

Spitfire Way

CT70DS

Paddock Way

CT70JL

Seamark Road

CT124AD

High Street

CT124AW

Fairfield Road

CT124DA

Watchester Lane

CT124EN

Kenton Gardens

CT124FE

Lime Trees

CT124FL

Monkton Street

CT125BB

Manston Road

CT125FT

Whistler Walk

CT70EW

Acorn Close

CT70NY

Manor Road

CT70QD

Summer Road

CT94GP

Star Lane

CT94NF

Shottendane Road

CT124DG

Augustine Road

CT124EE

Monkton Road

CT125AX

Manston Court Road

CT70HQ

Castle Mayne Avenue

CT70QG

Prospect Place

CT94LW

Norfolk Road

CT94LJ

Flete Road

CT94LX

Manston Road

CT124DL

Taylor Road

CT124EG

Prospect Road

CT125GG

Invicta Way

CT94HG

Thanet Villages

CT70HF

Westgate Avenue

CT70QB

Downbarton Road

CT94FA

Richborough Close

CT124EZ

Durlock

CT70HN

Westgate Avenue

CT94FN

Castle Drive

CT94HF

Carina Road

CT94HH

Thanet Villages

CT124AL

Orchard Close

CT124FF

Thanet Villages

CT124HJ

Laundry Road

CT125BQ

High Street

CT70HT

Park View

CT70LA

Sarre Court

CT70PB

Manor Road

CT124JL

Parsonage Fields

CT125AN

Spratling Lane

CT125LL

Spratling Lane

CT70PD

Manor Road

CT70PQ

Canterbury Road

CT94HQ

Thanet Villages

CT94PH

Thanet Villages

CT124DP

Molineux Road

CT124EJ

Edgar Road

CT124FD

Jonahs Gate

CT124HX

Cheesmans Close

CT124JB

Monkton Road

CT125EZ

Thanet Villages

CT124AQ

Rose Gardens

CT124BT

High Street

CT124DS

Molineux Road

CT124ER

Greenhill Close

CT125LX

Tollemache Close

CT124AJ

Tothill Street

CT94HD

Cepheus Way

CT124BB

Minster Road

CT124BN

Benedictine Road

CT124FG

Thanet Villages

CT124JD

Sheriffs Court Lane

CT125AP

Preston Road

CT125DN

Sevenscore Farm Cottages

CT125FN

The Oaks

CT70GG

Woodchurch Road

CT125DL

Ebbsfleet Farm Cottages

CT94LG

Manston Court Road

CT94LN

Victoria Road

CT124DX

Pett's Crescent

CT125AW

Spratling Street

CT94GW

Hydra Drive

CT94LP

Flete Road

CT94NS

Thanet Villages

CT124BW

Barnett Court

CT124EU

Laundry Road

CT124EY

Monocstune Mews

CT124JF

Monkton Street

CT70FA

Cherry Grove

CT94FJ

Manston Way Walk

CT124JY

John Douglas Drive

CT70DE

Castle Mayne Avenue

CT70ER

Windmill View

Data Sources

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