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A town of 4,739 in Kent, South East.
Minster (Thanet) grades D− overall against UK towns: better than 3% of UK towns, and #84 of 87 in Kent. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £325,000, 6.8 years of area income; rent £1,118 a month.
The 3 things Minster (Thanet) does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Minster (Thanet) is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 44 buildings inside Minster (Thanet)’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Minster (Thanet). Best known first.
Abbey or prioryMinster in Thanet Prioryin town
MuseumRAF Manston Museumin town
MuseumSpitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museumin town
Theme parkDreamland Margate3.3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumPowell-Cotton Museum1.4 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseQuex Park1.3 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Minster (Thanet).
In the comparison, Minster (Thanet) comes above both Kent’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). 14% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 85 |
| Semi-detached | £340,000 | 102 |
| Terraced | £280,000 | 58 |
| Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minster Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | – | C+ |
For Minster (Thanet), that is above both Kent’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Half the people of Minster (Thanet) are older than 49.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Minster (Thanet) | Kent | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Kent and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Minster (Thanet) sits above both Kent’s towns (23.9) and England’s towns (22) on this measure. Police recorded 312 crimes inside Minster (Thanet)’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 39 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage come to 13.3 per 1,000 residents a year.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Minster (Thanet) has 44 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 17% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
That puts Minster (Thanet) below both Kent’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). One GP practice serves the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Minster (Thanet) | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Minster (Thanet) is below both Kent’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (27%). The car carried 85% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
44 listed buildings in Minster (Thanet), 2 of them Grade I.
Cleve Court and Cleve Lodge: Photo: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of Saint Mary: Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Bell Inn: Photo: Slaunger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Old School: Photo: J An · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minster (Thanet) | 4,739 | — | D− | D− | D | C+ |
| Cliffs End | 1,284 | 2.4 | — | D− | C− | B− |
| Margate | 63,315 | 3.6 | D− | D | D | D |
| Ramsgate | 42,031 | 4 | D | D | D− | D |
| Ash (Dover) | 2,529 | 4.6 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Sandwich | 4,258 | 4.8 | C− | C− | D | C+ |
| Broadstairs | 25,780 | 4.9 | C | D− | C | C+ |
| Eastry | 2,388 | 6.5 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
Cliffs End and Eastry have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Minster Abbey. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 91% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Police recorded 312 crimes inside Minster (Thanet)’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 64% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
GCSE results trail 82% of towns in England, and primary results trail 68% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Kent council.
Town in Kent, England
Minster (Thanet) is a built-up area of 4,739 people, in the Thanet council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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