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Birchington North · Thanet

Birchington North: your neighbourhood

Birchington North electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 44.2% here, compared with 23.7% across Thanet (20.5 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 26% across Thanet (14.2 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 2% here, compared with 12% across Thanet (10.1 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

44.2%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,717 out of 3,889.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.5%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

254 out of 3,882.

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People counted in the census

3,884

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,884 out of 3,884.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

28.9%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,001 out of 3,467.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

54.2%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,012 out of 1,867.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.4%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

306 out of 1,867.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

59.3%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,056 out of 3,468.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

39.4%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,365 out of 3,468.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

95 out of 3,468.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.4%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

776 out of 3,467.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

226 out of 1,869.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

49%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,698 out of 3,468.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

34 out of 1,869.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.4%

21 March 2021 · Birchington North

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

47 out of 3,468.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Birchington North ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

84 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 77 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Birchington North ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 4 mapped crimes in September 2024; 3 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Birchington North
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202442
October 202481
November 202440
December 202410
January 202551
February 202580
March 202581
April 202560
May 202560
June 202572
July 202573
August 2025133
September 2025122
October 202565
November 202591
December 202533
January 2026111
February 202671
March 202630
April 202644
May 2026133
June 202685
July 202656
August 202633
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Birchington North
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime37
criminal damage arson12
other theft10
public order6
other crime4
burglary4
drugs4
bicycle theft2
possession of weapons2
vehicle crime2
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Thanet →