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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

CT124EX

Channel View Road

CT94FA

Richborough Close

CT70HH

Trafalgar Road

CT125FD

Invicta Way

CT125GS

Highlands Glade

CT70EF

Stable Mews

CT125LU

Musgrave Close

CT70PN

The Length

CT124FE

Lime Trees

CT94FN

Castle Drive

CT124EQ

Prospect Road

CT124DL

Taylor Road

CT124DN

Thorne Road

CT125BT

Thanet Villages

CT70PZ

Chapel Yard

CT70ND

Potten Street Road

CT94FB

Vincent Farm Courtyard

CT94NE

Shottendane Road

CT70PR

The Length

CT124JB

Monkton Road

CT124HD

Durlock

CT124AJ

Tothill Street

CT125LL

Spratling Lane

CT70QW

Wantsum Way

CT124AN

Tothill Street

CT70JZ

Canterbury Road

CT124AQ

Rose Gardens

CT125FN

The Oaks

CT124HB

Abbey Grove

CT124DY

Petts Crescent

CT125EZ

Thanet Villages

CT70PE

Sandalwood Drive

CT125BA

Preston Road

CT70HU

Margate Hill

CT94LX

Manston Road

CT124HG

Bedlam Court Lane

CT70PL

Bedford Way

CT70ER

Windmill View

CT70QN

Potten Street

CT124BZ

Station Road

CT124JZ

Collards Close

CT70QR

Potten Street

CT125DH

Sandwich Road

CT124JP

The Drove

CT70HN

Westgate Avenue

CT70NA

Canterbury Road

CT125FY

Thanet Villages

CT125FX

Haine Road

CT70PQ

Canterbury Road

CT70JW

Canterbury Road

CT70PD

Manor Road

CT125BY

Daigor Lane

CT70QQ

Downbarton Road

CT125NA

Bell Davies Drive

CT125LX

Tollemache Close

CT124LL

Gore Street

CT125AJ

Coldswood Road

CT125BB

Manston Road

CT124DX

Pett's Crescent

CT94FP

Bishop Close

CT124JH

Seamark Close

CT125AR

Preston Road

CT124DH

Augustine Road

CT124HQ

Bedlam Court Lane

CT94HN

Vincent Road

CT125EF

Elm Grove

CT124EG

Prospect Road

CT70GG

Woodchurch Road

CT124EU

Laundry Road

CT94LB

Continental Approach

CT94PF

Thanet Villages

CT70HF

Westgate Avenue

CT124EF

Monkton Road

CT70JL

Seamark Road

CT124EP

Greenhill Gardens

CT70HJ

St Margarets Road

CT125AL

Spratling Street

CT94HB

Thanet Villages

CT125NQ

The Laurels

CT124FL

Monkton Street

CT125GG

Invicta Way

CT70PG

Canterbury Road

CT124BW

Barnett Court

CT94HS

Thanet Villages

CT94NR

Luna Road

CT124EA

Monkton Road

CT125AZ

The Green

CT94LT

Manston Road

CT125NF

Ellington Mews

CT125NG

Kingsbury Avenue

CT124FB

St Crispins Close

CT94HG

Thanet Villages

CT124HT

Way Hill

CT124AR

Southall Close

Data Sources

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