# Herne Bay

Town in Canterbury, South East.

Herne Bay is a town in Canterbury, South East. Median sale price £326,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 101.6 per 1,000 people. About 24,927 people.

Town. Code E63005160. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

Herne Bay is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Herne Bay 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: £326,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Herne Bay was £326,500 in 2025. 340th 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/herne-bay#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 24,873** (2021). Herne Bay had 24,873 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 443rd 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/herne-bay#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Herne Bay 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/herne-bay#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Herne Bay, 93.4% 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/herne-bay#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005160) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Herne Bay 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=E63005160) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 433 homes were sold in Herne Bay in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005160) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Herne Bay.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005160) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Herne Bay had 24,873 usual residents at the census.

## How Herne Bay compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Herne Bay | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £326,500 | 47th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 24,873 | 86th 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 | 93.4% | joint 63rd highest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Herne Bay safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Herne Bay at a rate of 101.6 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, 256 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Herne Bay.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (838), anti-social behaviour (593) and shoplifting (313).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Herne Bay was 100.8 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 Herne Bay, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Herne Bay has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in Herne Bay

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Canterbury 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024078) | 1,807 | 358.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.9% |
| [Canterbury 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024080) | 1,344 | 201.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.5% |
| [Canterbury 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024081) | 1,542 | 216.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.5% |
| [Canterbury 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024082) | 1,422 | 101.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.3% |
| [Canterbury 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024095) | 1,477 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.6% |
| [Canterbury 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024094) | 2,659 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.2% |
| [Canterbury 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024096) | 1,709 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Canterbury 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024097) | 1,581 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.4% |
| [Canterbury 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024098) | 1,535 | 47.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Canterbury 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024079) | 1,578 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Canterbury 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024083) | 1,404 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.0% |
| [Canterbury 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024118) | 1,789 | 80.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Canterbury 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024117) | 1,518 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.1% |
| [Canterbury 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024119) | 1,575 | 99.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.9% |
| [Canterbury 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024120) | 1,640 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.2% |

## Your MP

- [Herne Bay and Sandwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/herne-bay-and-sandwich): Sir Roger Gale (Conservative), 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

[Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

## Postcode districts covering Herne Bay

[CT6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6)

## Middle areas in Herne Bay

[Beltinge & Bishopstone](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/beltinge-and-bishopstone), [Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/hampton-west-end-and-swalecliffe), [Herne Bay Parade](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/herne-bay-parade), [Herne Bay South & Greenhill](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/herne-bay-south-and-greenhill)

## Towns near Herne Bay

[Herne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne), [Whitstable](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitstable), [Margate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/margate), [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury), [Faversham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/faversham), [Ramsgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ramsgate)

## Herne Bay in brief

Herne Bay is a town in Canterbury, South East.
About 24,927 people lived in Herne Bay in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £326,500 in 2025 across 433 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 101.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Herne Bay was £326,500 in 2025.
Herne Bay had 24,873 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Herne Bay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Herne Bay, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005160
- Constituency: [Herne Bay and Sandwich †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/herne-bay-and-sandwich)
- Council: [Canterbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 5.33 km²
- People, mid-2024: 24,927*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 84

* 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

[Herne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne), [Whitstable](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitstable), [Margate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/margate), [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury), [Faversham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/faversham), [Ramsgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ramsgate)

## Latest updates for Herne Bay

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005160

## How to cite

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

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne-bay