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Birchington

Middle area

North west Thanet. 8,980 people in 5.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Birchington’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£330,000
2,911th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,864
2,271st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Birchington compares

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Median sale price17 middle areas, Thanet · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Thanet17 areas from £183,500 to £400,000. The middle area is £273,000. Birchington is £330,000.
£330,0005th highest
Population17 middle areas, Thanet · 2021
Population: every middle area in Thanet17 areas from 7,064 to 10,633. The middle area is 8,055. Birchington is 8,864.
8,8644th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Thanet · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Thanet17 areas from 58.0% to 94.9%. The middle area is 82.9%. Birchington is 90.1%.
90.1%5th highest
Claimant rate17 middle areas, Thanet · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Thanet17 areas from 2.7% to 8.6%. The middle area is 4.5%. Birchington is 3.5%.
3.5%joint 4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Thanet

These figures are published for the whole of Thanet, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Thanet and not Birchington alone. See Thanet

Average house price
£269,708
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,775
88th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.0
26th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Birchington in brief

The median price paid for a home in Birchington was £330,000 in 2025.

Birchington had 8,864 usual residents at the census.

In Birchington, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Birchington, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.