325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Birchington

Parish · E04005081

Ward
Birchington South
Parish
Birchington
Council
Thanet
County
Kent
Region
South East
Country
England
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Police
Kent

House prices

£504k£252k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £436k +10% +485% +3%
Semi-detached £310k -3.1% +502% +11%
Terraced £288k -1.5% +617% +16%
Flat £189k +8.8% +397% -21%

Median sale prices in Birchington from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
King Ethelbert School 0.8 mi Non-sel 36.8 22%
Ursuline College 1.1 mi Non-sel 36.1 20%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,095
1 bed £756
2 bed £983
3 bed £1,201
4+ bed £1,653

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 1,185
Violence & sexual offences 488
Burglary 17
Anti-social behaviour 182

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.4 mi
WESTGATE SURGERY GP practice 1.9 mi
VICTORIA GREEN UNIT, WESTBROOK HOUSE GP practice 2.6 mi
VICTORIA RED UNIT, WESTBROOK HOUSE GP practice 2.6 mi
MINSTER SURGERY GP practice 3.2 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station Rail station 0.3 mi
Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station Rail station 0.2 mi
Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station Rail station 0.3 mi
Westgate-on-Sea Rail Station Rail station 1.9 mi
Westgate-on-Sea Rail Station Rail station 1.8 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 97.8%
Gigabit 75.7%
Full fibre (FTTP) 75.6%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 88.0%
Indoor voice (all) 90.1%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Your MP

Rt Hon Sir Roger Gale MP

Conservative

Herne Bay and Sandwich

galerj@parliament.uk

https://www.rogergale.com

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Park 0.2 mi
Rossetti Gardens Park 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.2 mi
Rossetti Gardens Park 0.2 mi
Rossetti Gardens Park 0.2 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Laburnum II 0.2 mi
Tomb of Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Churchyard II 0.1 mi
Church of All Saints II* 0.2 mi
The Powell Arms Public House II 0.2 mi
K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Powell Arms II 0.2 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 6,167
Total registered 6,850
Dormant 94
New (last year) 975
New (last 5 years) 3,227

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 6
PM10 11
NO₂ 6
NOₓ 8

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 4
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 2
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

We don't have traffic data for England yet.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Minnis Bay, Birchington 1.1 mi
West Bay, Westgate 1.7 mi
St Mildred's Bay, Westgate 2.2 mi
Westbrook Bay, Margate 3.1 mi
Margate The Bay 3.5 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,642

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 11.6%
Aged 16–64 52.5%
Aged 65+ 36.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 96.2%
Asian 1.6%
Black 0.1%
Mixed 1.4%
Other 0.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 71.6%
Social rented 3.9%
Private rented 24.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 27.0%
Semi-detached 33.2%
Terraced 16.8%
Flat / maisonette 21.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 22.7%
1 car or van 47.8%
2+ cars or vans 29.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 47.5%
Unemployed 2.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 23.4%
Degree or above 24.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

We don't have health data for England yet.