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Margate Central

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
6,234
Households
2,948
Crimes · Jun '26
Among the highest · 30.5 per 1k
2,948
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
No religion · 51%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 30.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£231,500
Median property price
217
Postcodes
2,948
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
No religion · 51%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 30.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£231,500
Median property price
217
Postcodes

Sold prices in Margate Central

England & Wales
Property sales · Margate Central
HM Land Registry · Margate Central
Average price
£261,187
YoY: +17.6%
Median price: £214,749
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £321,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£395k£270k£145k
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 Margate Central

England & Wales
Crime trends · Margate Central

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
63
YoY stable
785327
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
57
YoY +33%
573411
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
14
YoY —
16104
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

190
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Margate Central

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.

Schools in Margate Central

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

View all schools in this area

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Amenities in Margate Central

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 Margate Central

Coordinates51.3869, 1.3835
Postcodes
217
Population (Census)
6,234
Households (Census)
2,948
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Among the highest · 30.5 per 1k

Demographics in Margate Central

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,243
White Brit.75.7%
Other White10.4%
Other Asian1.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
African1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 9.0%

Religion

Total residents: 6,231
No religion50.8%
Christian37.9%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim2.5%
+ other · 2.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,234
35–4921.1%
50–6419.0%
25–3417.4%
≤47.3%
65–747.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%

Households

Total households: 2,948
Other31.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.6%
Any member 66+10.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.2%
+ 8 other households · 30.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Margate Central

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.17 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.17 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Margate Central