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Salmestone

Middle area

North east Thanet. 7,935 people in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Salmestone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£270,000
Joint 3,117th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,882
Joint 3,746th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Salmestone

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Salmestone at a rate of 133.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 114.8 per 1,000 people across Thanet.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences483
Anti-social behaviour169
Other crime153
Criminal damage and arson94
Drug offences57
Shoplifting44
Vehicle crime32
Burglary17
Robbery7
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Salmestone compares

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

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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. Salmestone is £270,000.
£270,000joint 6th cheapest
Population17 middle areas, Thanet · 2021
Population: every middle area in Thanet17 areas from 7,064 to 10,633. The middle area is 8,055. Salmestone is 7,882.
7,8826th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 middle areas, Thanet · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Thanet17 areas from 0.0% to 19.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Salmestone is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Salmestone is 81.0%.
81.0%8th lowest

Is Salmestone safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Salmestone at a rate of 133.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 114.8 per 1,000 people across Thanet.

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

In August 2026 alone, 93 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Salmestone.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (483), anti-social behaviour (169) and other crime (153).

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 Thanet

These figures are published for the whole of Thanet, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Thanet and not Salmestone 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.0
26th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Salmestone in brief

The median price paid for a home in Salmestone was £270,000 in 2025.

Salmestone had 7,882 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Salmestone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Salmestone, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.