# Broadstairs

Town in Thanet, South East.

Broadstairs is a town in Thanet, South East. Median sale price £362,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 83.8 per 1,000 people. About 25,911 people.

Town. Code E63005149. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet)

Broadstairs is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Broadstairs add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £362,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Broadstairs was £362,000 in 2025. 250th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/broadstairs#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 25,780** (2021). Broadstairs had 25,780 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 433rd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/broadstairs#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Broadstairs live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/broadstairs#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.8%** (January 2026). In Broadstairs, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/broadstairs#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005149) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Broadstairs live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005149) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 505 homes were sold in Broadstairs in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005149) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Broadstairs.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005149) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Broadstairs had 25,780 usual residents at the census.

## How Broadstairs compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Broadstairs | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £362,000 | 82nd cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 25,780 | 83rd most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.8% | 80th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Broadstairs safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broadstairs at a rate of 83.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 248 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Broadstairs.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (816), anti-social behaviour (414) and other crime (299).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Broadstairs was 93.0 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Broadstairs, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Broadstairs has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Broadstairs

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thanet 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024675) | 2,197 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.0% |
| [Thanet 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024633) | 1,636 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| [Thanet 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024634) | 1,372 | 59.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.9% |
| [Thanet 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024635) | 1,677 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
| [Thanet 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024642) | 1,416 | 42.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.9% |
| [Thanet 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024644) | 1,359 | 15.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Thanet 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024692) | 1,722 | 87.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.2% |
| [Thanet 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024693) | 1,384 | 74.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.8% |
| [Thanet 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024643) | 1,174 | 271.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 64.7% |
| [Thanet 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024705) | 1,084 | 183.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 71.7% |
| [Thanet 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024706) | 1,422 | 58.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.3% |
| [Thanet 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024707) | 1,386 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.5% |
| [Thanet 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024708) | 1,998 | 40.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.2% |
| [Thanet 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024689) | 1,228 | 102.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.1% |
| [Thanet 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024690) | 1,437 | 18.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.0% |
| [Thanet 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024691) | 1,253 | 127.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.8% |
| [Thanet 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024709) | 1,380 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.1% |

## Your MP

- [East Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-thanet): Ms Polly Billington (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet)

## Postcode districts covering Broadstairs

[CT10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct10)

## Middle areas in Broadstairs

[Broadstairs North](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/broadstairs-north), [Broadstairs South](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/broadstairs-south), [Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/westwood-northwood-and-bromstone)

## Towns near Broadstairs

[Margate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/margate), [Ramsgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ramsgate), [Deal](https://openindex.co.uk/town/deal), [Herne Bay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne-bay), [Herne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne), [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury)

## Broadstairs in brief

Broadstairs is a town in Thanet, South East.
About 25,911 people lived in Broadstairs in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £362,000 in 2025 across 505 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 83.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Broadstairs was £362,000 in 2025.
Broadstairs had 25,780 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Broadstairs live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Broadstairs, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005149
- Constituency: [East Thanet †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-thanet)
- Council: [Thanet †](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 7.70 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,911*
- Neighbourhoods: 17
- Output areas: 87

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Ramsgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ramsgate), [Margate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/margate), [Deal](https://openindex.co.uk/town/deal), [Herne Bay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne-bay), [Herne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne), [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury)

## Latest updates for Broadstairs

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005149

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/broadstairs, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/broadstairs#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/broadstairs