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Salmestone

Ward

North east Thanet. About 5,742 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

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.

Population
5,717
3,353rd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Salmestone compares

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

SalmestoneMiddle
Population23 wards, Thanet · 2021
Population: every ward in Thanet23 areas from 2,197 to 9,924. The middle area is 6,231. Salmestone is 5,717.
5,71711th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 wards, Thanet · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Thanet23 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 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%. Salmestone is 78.1%.
78.1%9th 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%. Salmestone is 4.9%.
4.9%8th highest

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 138.3 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, 62 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 (363), anti-social behaviour (125) and other crime (123).

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 ward, 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

Salmestone had 5,717 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, 78.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Salmestone, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.