Thanet
CT8 house prices in Thanet
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Thanet, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£267,400
Range £121,800–£420,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Dec 2024 and 12 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in CT8: the typical (median) sold price is £267,400, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CT8 is a quiet market, with about 12 recorded sales a month. By property type, 42% were flats (typically £167,000) and 30% were terraced homes (typically £285,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,491 a year: Thanet's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Thanet, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on CT8: a quiet market, so take your time
CT8 has seen just 250 sales since December 2024, so no single figure here should carry much weight, and the individual sold homes are the better guide.
If you are selling, with detached homes at £420,000 and flats at £167,000, the £121,800 to £420,000 spread is really several markets, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; with so little to compare, give yourself extra time; cash buyers typically offer around 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote), which only makes sense if certainty is worth that much to you.
Sell houseIf you are buying, on price, CT8 is close to the UK average, so the sold homes of your type are the yardstick to hold an asking price to.
On any CT8 home we would check what has been applied for nearby (977 applications on record within 500 m), the tenure (leasehold is common here) and long-term flood risk, and ask a conveyancer to read the title.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free CT8 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
CT8 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£267,400
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
12.4
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,491
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in CT8
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in CT8 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £420,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £167,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 26 | £420,000 | £270,000–£850,000 |
| Semi-detached | 41 | £310,000 | £225,000–£411,000 |
| Terraced | 73 | £285,000 | £222,700–£375,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 103 | £167,000 | £105,350–£280,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Dec 2024 and 12 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in CT8
The quarterly typical price rose 2.9%, from £260,000 in Q4 2024 (21 sales) to £267,500 in Q3 2026 (12 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £260,000 | 21 |
| Q1 2025 | £248,500 | 50 |
| Q2 2025 | £243,125 | 38 |
| Q3 2025 | £315,000 | 31 |
| Q4 2025 | £295,000 | 47 |
| Q1 2026 | £280,000 | 27 |
| Q2 2026 | £243,275 | 24 |
| Q3 2026 | £267,500 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Dec 2024 and 12 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of CT8 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most CT8 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £121,800 and £420,000, around a typical £267,400.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Dec 2024 and 12 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in CT8
Flat / maisonette homes were 42% of recorded sales (103 of 243). 58% of sales were freehold and 42% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached11%
- Semi-detached17%
- Terraced30%
- Flat / maisonette42%
Tenure
- Freehold58%
- Leasehold42%
See the figures
145 freehold (58%) and 105 leasehold (42%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CT8, including 2 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Dec 2024 and 12 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
HUNDREDS HOUSE, 28, LINKSFIELD ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
£257,500 (2025)£230,000 (2026)-10.7% over 0.8 yrs (-13.6%/yr)
15, ADRIAN SQUARE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
£147,000 (2025)£164,000 (2026)+11.6% over 1.2 yrs (+9.4%/yr)
KIMBERLEY COURT 21-23, SEA ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
£360,000 (2025)£280,000 (2026)-22.2% over 0.8 yrs (-26.7%/yr)
READ COURT, THE GROVE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
£100,000 (2025)£105,000 (2026)+5% over 0.7 yrs (+6.8%/yr)
6, ADRIAN SQUARE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
£130,000 (2025)£170,000 (2025)+30.8% over 0.9 yrs (+33.2%/yr)
6, ETHELRED ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
£267,500 (2025)£390,000 (2025)+45.8% over 0.8 yrs (+59%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where CT8 sits in Thanet
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CT8
18, COLLEGE GARDENS, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
Terraced · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£375,000
121, VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
Terraced · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£270,000
20, RICHBOROUGH ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
Terraced · Freehold · 3 Aug 2026
£290,000
1, IVANHOE ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
Detached · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£344,500
PALM COURT, ROWENA ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 31 Jul 2026
£140,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). CT8 includes the Cliftonville West ward.
In plain English
What the Thanet (CT8) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £420,000 against £167,000 for flats: about 2.5 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £121,800 and £420,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- 42% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 12 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 5 December 2024 and 12 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on CT8
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CT8
£2,491
Band D a year in Thanet, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,661 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,937 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,214 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,491 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,044 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,598 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,152 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,982 |
These are Thanet's charges for 2026-27, the authority CT8 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Thanet · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CT8
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest St Saviour's Church of England Junior School.
All schools
St Saviour's Church of England Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CT8 8LD
230 m
Good · 2014
St Crispin's Infant School
Primary · Academies · CT8 8EB
406 m
Not graded
Ursuline College
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CT8 8LX
773 m
Good · 2022
King Ethelbert School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CT7 9BL
1.0 km
Good · 2024
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CT9 5PA
1.8 km
Good · 2023
Maple Haven Ltd
Special schools · CT7 0BH
2.1 km
Not graded
The Llewellyn School and Nursery
Special schools · CT7 0BB
2.2 km
Not graded
Birchington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CT7 0AS
2.2 km
Good · 2016
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CT8 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near CT8
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around CT8
977
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Thanet/CU/TH/26/0654Undecided
127 m
Application for a certificate of continued use to establish that the planning application ref: F/TH/23/0484 for the erection of 2no. 2-bed semi-detached bungalows, together with associated parking and landscaping following the demolition of existing outbuildings at the site has lawfully started and been implemented by the demolition of the existing outbuildings on the site
Received 2026-06-22
Thanet/CON/TH/26/0523Undecided
258 m
Application for approval of Condition 4 (Cladding) attached to Planning Permission FH/TH/23/1315 for the alterations of roof from hipped to gable end, together with a rear dormer and rooflights to front roof slopes to facilitate loft conversion
Received 2026-05-18
Thanet/TCA/TH/26/0350Permitted
210 m
9 No Sycamore (T1-T9) - Re-pollard to maintain the pollard cycle and allow light into the gardens behind.
Received 2026-04-07 · decided 2026-05-18
Thanet/TPO/TH/26/0344Permitted
127 m
M/TPO/3 (1952) - 1 No. Holm Oak (T4) - Fell M/TPO/3 (1952) 1 No. Holm Oak (T8) - Reduce height of central stem by circa 2-3 metres pruning to suitable side branch.
Received 2026-04-02 · decided 2026-06-09
Thanet/TCA/TH/26/0339Permitted
185 m
1No Ash (T1) - Crown Reduction to the East by 2m. Current radial spread 5m leaving at 3m.
Received 2026-04-02 · decided 2026-05-18
Thanet/TCA/TH/26/0345Permitted
127 m
1 No. Holm Oak (T16) Crown raise to provide 5 metre height clearance over the car park. 1 No. Holm Oak (T38) Reduce length of both stems extending towards the south by circa 4 metres, pruning to suitable side branches. 1 No. Leyland (T45) Remove dead stems at the north western end of row.
Received 2026-04-02 · decided 2026-05-18
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CT8 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CT8 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 977 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CT8
Decile 3 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled CT8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 6, with a median of decile 3 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CT8 8EY, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 3 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CT8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CT8: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CT8, band by band
Thanet's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CT8 median sold price of £267,400 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearThanet | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £267,400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,661 | £138 | 0.62% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,937 | £161 | 0.72% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,214 | £185 | 0.83% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,491 | £208 | 0.93% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,044 | £254 | 1.14% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,598 | £300 | 1.35% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,152 | £346 | 1.55% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,982 | £415 | 1.86% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CT8 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Thanet, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in CT8 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 205 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CT8. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
18, COLLEGE GARDENS, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8EY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-08-12
121, VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8BG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-08-07
20, RICHBOROUGH ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8DF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-08-03
1, IVANHOE ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8NP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£344,500
2026-07-31
PALM COURT, ROWENA ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8QZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 10 recorded sales
£140,000
2026-07-31
7, ABBEY COURT, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8HN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-07-27
HUNDREDS HOUSE, 28, LINKSFIELD ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8EZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£230,000
2026-07-27
129, LINKSFIELD ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8HQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-07-10
15, ADRIAN SQUARE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8SU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£164,000
2026-07-10
103, WESTGATE BAY AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8NX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-03
57A, GUILDFORD AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8NE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£135,000
2026-07-03
23, REDHILL ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8ND · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£249,999
2026-07-01
12, ST LUKES CLOSE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8EL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£236,550
2026-06-30
WESTERLY, CARLTON RISE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8QD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£515,000
2026-06-29
3, ST MILDREDS MEWS, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8AU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£111,000
2026-06-26
2, STREETE COURT ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8BS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2026-06-18
43, BEACH ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8AD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-06-12
11, SEA ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8SA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-06-12
6, ROWENA ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8QH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-06-11
ST MILDREDS COURT, BEACH ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8AE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£125,000
2026-06-04
KIMBERLEY COURT 21-23, SEA ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8SD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£280,000
2026-05-22
21, THE WARREN DRIVE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8JB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-05-22
30, LYMINGTON ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8ER · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2026-05-21
QUESTEDS, 76, CANTERBURY ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA
CT8 8JX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,150,000
2026-05-20
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near CT8
The closest districts to CT8 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in CT7 (Birchington) 1.9 miles
- House prices in CT9 (Margate) 2.3 miles
- House prices in CT12 (Ramsgate) 2.9 miles
- House prices in CT10 (Broadstairs) 4.2 miles
- House prices in CT11 (Ramsgate) 4.5 miles
- House prices in CT13 (Sandwich) 7.9 miles
- House prices in CT3 (Canterbury) 9 miles
- House prices in CT6 (Herne Bay) 9 miles
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Data sources
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Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.