Area Information for Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH

Shore Close in Herne Bay is in the South East region of England. The postcode is within the West Bay ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Herne Bay and Sandwich. This page combines information for the address Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of CT6 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for CT6 8FH.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Canterbury
Ward West Bay
Constituency Herne Bay and Sandwich * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region South East
Country England

Housing Summary

There has been a total of 55 property sales in Shore Close, CT6 8FH since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is semi-detached houses, with the most common tenure being ownership with a mortgage or shared ownership scheme. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (West Bay), and the Kent Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH.

Nearby Services

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Broadband Summary

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH:

Windsor Gardens, Herne Bay, CT6 8FE
Oyster Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FG
Winkle Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FJ
Sea Street, Herne Bay, CT6 8BT
Eddie Willet Road, Herne Bay, CT6 8FD
Harry Wells Road, Herne Bay, CT6 8FB

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about CT6 as a whole.

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House Prices

We have found 55 property sales in Shore Close since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 43
Semi-Detached 47
Terraced 29
Flat (Purpose-Built) 5
Flat (Converted) 0
Total 124
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Shore Close, Herne Bay contains a higher-than-average level of rented housing (excluding social housing) - 30% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just over 19.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 26
Owned with Mortgage 58
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 2
Rented: Other Social 0
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 32
Rented: Other 5
Rent Free 0
Total 123

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 18
Two People 45
Three People 28
Four People 18
Five People 11
Six People 4
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 124

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Shore Close, Herne Bay consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 19
Family Household 98
Other Household 8
Total 125

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 62
Deprived In One Dimension 38
Deprived In Two Dimensions 20
Deprived In Three Dimensions 3
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 123

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Herne Bay and Sandwich constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 47% male.

Gender
Male 161
Female 179
Total 340

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 22
5-9 31
10-14 28
15-19 26
20-24 15
25-29 15
30-34 23
35-39 27
40-44 18
45-49 37
50-54 25
55-59 21
60-64 7
65-69 16
70-74 17
75-79 5
80-84 6
85+ 3
Total 342

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode CT6 8FH does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 88
Married 118
Separated 8
Divorced 28
Widowed 9
Total 251

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 159
Good 125
Fair 39
Bad 13
Very Bad 4
Total 340

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 57
Apprenticeship 12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 52
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 53
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 37
No GCSEs or Equivalent 35
Other 4
Total 250

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Shore Close, Herne Bay) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 95% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 323
Mixed Ethnicity 4
Indian 3
Chinese 1
Other Asian 9
Total 340

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 325
European Union 3
Rest of Europe 2
Middle East and Asia 10
Total 340

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 325
10+ Years 11
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 5
Less Than 2 Years 0
Total 341

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to CT6 8FH.

Passport(s) Held
None 46
United Kingdom 288
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 3
Rest of Europe 0
Middle East or Asia 2

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 193
Christian 136
Buddhist 3
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 9
Total 341

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the West Bay ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in part-time employment - 20% of the resident population. On average, around 11.9% of census respondents were in part-time employment.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 88
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 49
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 16
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 5
Unemployed 5
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 19
Retired 40
Looking After Home or Family 12
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 9
Other 7
Total 250

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 16
Professional Occupations 22
Associate Professional Occupations 22
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 15
Skilled Trades Occupations 22
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 24
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 19
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 6
Elementary Occupations 21
Total 167

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 12
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 56
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 41
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 25
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 16
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 50
Semi-Routine Occupation 27
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 6
Full-time Student 19
Total 252

Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH is within the West Bay policing neighbourhood, under the Kent Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Shore Close
Neighbourhood Team Address West Bay
Force Website: https://www.kent.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to CT6 8FH. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for CT6 8FH.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH. The nearest railway station is Herne Bay, approximately 0.9 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Herne Bay 0.9 miles
Chestfield & Swalecliffe 1.3 miles
Whitstable 2.8 miles
Sturry 4.4 miles
Canterbury West 5.5 miles
Canterbury East 6.2 miles
Bekesbourne 7.2 miles
Chartham 8.1 miles
Birchington-on-Sea 8.8 miles
Selling 9 miles
Adisham 9.5 miles
Faversham 9.6 miles
Chilham 9.7 miles
Minster 9.8 miles
Westgate-on-Sea 11 miles
Aylesham 11 miles
Snowdown 12 miles
Thanet Parkway 12 miles
Margate 12 miles
Sandwich 13 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH. The nearest is Hampton Primary School, approximately 570 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 8 closest secondary schools to Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH. The nearest is Herne Bay High School, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Herne Bay High School 0.6 miles May 2022
    
The Whitstable School 2.7 miles March 2024
    
Spires Academy 4.1 miles January 2023
    
The Archbishop's School 4.9 miles November 2023
    
Barton Court Grammar School 6 miles February 2020
    
The Canterbury Academy 6 miles February 2023
    
Barton Manor School 6.2 miles  
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School 6.8 miles April 2018
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH. The nearest is The Heron Medical Practice, approximately 1.2 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH. The nearest is Sea Street Dental, approximately 0.8 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 4 closest hospitals to Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH. The nearest is Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, approximately 2 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Shore Close, Herne Bay, CT6 8FH. The nearest is The Kent Eye Clinic - Sanford Opticians (Herne Bay), approximately 1.5 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in CT6 8FH

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

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Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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