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Salmestone

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
5,712
Households
2,272
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
2,272
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£265,667
Median property price
148
Postcodes
2,272
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£265,667
Median property price
148
Postcodes

Sold prices in Salmestone

England & Wales
Property sales · Salmestone
HM Land Registry · Salmestone
Average price
£259,167
YoY: -0.0%
Median price: £259,375
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £250,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£313k£254k£196k
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 Salmestone

England & Wales
Crime trends · Salmestone

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
21
YoY -34%
442914
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY -44%
16103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving

46
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Salmestone

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 Salmestone

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 Salmestone

Coordinates51.3752, 1.3855
Postcodes
148
Population (Census)
5,712
Households (Census)
2,272
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 8.1 per 1k

Demographics in Salmestone

Ethnicity

Total residents: 5,718
White Brit.84.8%
Other White3.6%
Indian2.5%
African1.6%
Other Asian1.3%
+ other · 6.3%

Religion

Total residents: 5,714
No religion46.1%
Christian43.6%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim2.7%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 5,712
35–4918.6%
50–6418.3%
25–3414.9%
65–749.7%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%

Households

Total households: 2,272
Other15.1%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
All members 66+8.0%
+ 8 other households · 40.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Salmestone

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.13 (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 3.13 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Salmestone