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Westgate

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West Canterbury. About 9,000 people in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 94% of people in Westgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,195
Joint 2,847th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
94%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
59.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Westgate compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

WestgateMiddle
Population21 wards, Canterbury · 2021
Population: every ward in Canterbury21 areas from 3,527 to 13,272. The middle area is 7,568. Westgate is 9,195.
9,1957th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Canterbury · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Canterbury21 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Westgate is 94.0%.
94%joint 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Canterbury · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Canterbury21 areas from 21.6% to 97.3%. The middle area is 81.6%. Westgate is 59.5%.
59.5%4th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Canterbury · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Canterbury21 areas from 0.9% to 5.8%. The middle area is 3.2%. Westgate is 3.4%.
3.4%9th highest

Is Westgate safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Westgate at a rate of 304.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 107.5 per 1,000 people across Canterbury.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 315 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Westgate.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (924), anti-social behaviour (738) and shoplifting (615).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Canterbury

These figures are published for the whole of Canterbury, not for each ward, so they describe all of Canterbury and not Westgate alone. See Canterbury

Average house price
£337,454
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,682
146th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.2
142nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Westgate in brief

Westgate had 9,195 usual residents at the census.

About 94% of people in Westgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Westgate, 59.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Westgate, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.