Birchington South Area Guide | £296k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Birchington South

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
6,502
Households
3,155
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
3,155
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£295,875
Median property price
186
Postcodes
3,155
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£295,875
Median property price
186
Postcodes

Sold prices in Birchington South

England & Wales
Property sales · Birchington South
HM Land Registry · Birchington South
Average price
£296,089
YoY: -0.4%
Median price: £301,250
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £232,833
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£423k£328k£233k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Birchington South

England & Wales
Crime trends · Birchington South

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28
YoY +8%
292011
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY -18%
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
851
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

49
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Birchington South

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Kent.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Thanet is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Apply for a primary place via Kent

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Birchington South

GPs make up most of the mapped places

15 GPs · 13 Museums · 8 Libraries · 37 in all

  • GPs15
  • Museums13
  • Libraries8
  • Hospitals1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Birchington South

Coordinates51.3733, 1.3074
Postcodes
186
Population (Census)
6,502
Households (Census)
3,155
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.5 per 1k

Demographics in Birchington South

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,509
White Brit.93.3%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 4.7%

Religion

Total residents: 6,513
Christian56.2%
No religion34.9%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,502
50–6419.7%
65–7417.5%
35–4914.1%
75–8413.6%
25–349.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%

Households

Total households: 3,155
Any member 66+24.1%
All members 66+18.0%
Other11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 26.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Birchington South

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.80 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.80 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Birchington South