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On Western Esplanade, in Broadstairs South
What it's like at CT10 1TG: every home that has sold on Western Esplanade since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Western Esplanade; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 40 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| 6, Western EsplanadeDetached | May 2018 | £910,000 | 273 m² | £3,333/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9, Western EsplanadeDetached | Feb 2019 | £460,000 | 402 m² | £1,144/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, 10, Western EsplanadeFlat | Feb 2013 | £250,000 | 91 m² | £2,747/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 10, Western EsplanadeFlat | Jun 2021 | £320,000 | 67 m² | £4,776/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 10, Western EsplanadeFlat | Oct 2005 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 6, 10, Western EsplanadeFlat | Jun 2010 | £267,500 | 96 m² | £2,786/m² | 2 |
| 1, The Lancaster, 4, Western EsplanadeFlat · company-owned | Jan 2022 | £640,000 | 117 m² | £5,470/m² | 2 |
| 2, The Lancaster, 4, Western EsplanadeFlat | Mar 2013 | £220,000 | 75 m² | £2,933/m² | 2 |
| 3, The Lancaster, 4, Western EsplanadeFlat | Apr 2001 | £245,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, The Lancaster, 4, Western EsplanadeFlat | Dec 2017 | £380,000 | 63 m² | £6,032/m² | 2 |
| 5, The Lancaster, 4, Western EsplanadeFlat | Feb 2020 | £710,000 | 188 m² | £3,777/m² | 2 |
| Buckmaster House, 7, Western EsplanadeOther · company-owned | Nov 2024 | £2,500,000 | – | – | 1 |
| The Lancaster, 4, Western EsplanadeFlat | Jul 2002 | £13,500 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Broadstairs, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 794k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is King Edward Avenue, 450 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes LOOP, 8A, 946).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 52 minutes away by public transport (42 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Mildred's Primary Infant School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m).
The nearest secondary is The Charles Dickens School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 42.5 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Dane Court Grammar School (1.4 km) and Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (2.6 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Food, 850 m away, with Premier closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Broadstairs Medical Practice (1.0 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, The Cutting Lounge is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, 4.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 55% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 57 restaurants and cafés and 18 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Louisa Bay Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Wrotham Arms the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 101 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 76 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 31% flats and 32% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Victoria Gardens, 350 m away; for exercise, Paddling Pool (450 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Broadstairs, Viking Bay, 500 m away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 57 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 102 km.
28 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
East Thanet constituency: Ms Polly Billington MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,971 (16.3%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Conservative 24%, Reform UK 20%, Green Party 11%.
33 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CT10 1TG →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Western Esplanade in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 26 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.1% | 88.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.2% | 10.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Faversham Swimming Pools · about 40 min
Nearest: Herne Bay Pier · about 32 min
Nearest: Crabble Athletic Ground · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.