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Margate Central

Ward

North east Thanet. About 6,267 people in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Margate Central, 60.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,231
3,776th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
60.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.7%
908th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Margate Central compares

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

Margate CentralMiddle
Population23 wards, Thanet · 2021
Population: every ward in Thanet23 areas from 2,197 to 9,924. The middle area is 6,231. Margate Central is 6,231.
6,23112th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Thanet · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Thanet23 areas from 58.0% to 97.3%. The middle area is 84.5%. Margate Central is 60.8%.
60.8%2nd lowest
Claimant rate23 wards, Thanet · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Thanet23 areas from 2.6% to 9.2%. The middle area is 4.3%. Margate Central is 9.2%.
9.2%highest
Aged 15 to 6423 wards, Thanet · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Thanet23 areas from 45.8% to 68.7%. The middle area is 59.8%. Margate Central is 68.7%.
68.7%highest

Figures for the whole of Thanet

These figures are published for the whole of Thanet, not for each ward, so they describe all of Thanet and not Margate Central 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
Margate Central in brief

Margate Central had 6,231 usual residents at the census.

In Margate Central, 60.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Margate Central, 9.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

68.7% of residents in Margate Central were aged 15 to 64 at the census.