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Housing in CT9 3RT

What the homes in CT9 3RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dane Valley & Northdown Hill
Council
Thanet
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,645 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.6%). Flats make up 31.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CT9 3RTEngland
Detached5.7%22.9%
Semi-detached42.6%31.5%
Terraced20.4%23%
Purpose-built flat30.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46% of households in the CT9 3RT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 26.3% own outright and 19.7% with a mortgage.

CT9 3RT
46%
13%
40%
England
  • Owned46%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented13%20.5%
  • Social rented40.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CT9 3RTEngland
Owned outright26.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council28.5%8.3%
From a housing association11.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CT9 3RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.4%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.

CT9 3RTEngland
Living alone, under 6617.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.9%12.8%
Couple, no children11.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Thanet

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Thanet (August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ThanetEngland
All homes£1,118£1,459
One bedroom£773£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,004£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,229£1,489
Four or more£1,681£2,161
Detached£1,467£1,640
Semi-detached£1,278£1,449
Terraced£1,162£1,435
Flat or maisonette£908£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT9 3RT (Dane Valley & Northdown Hill) (about 1,645 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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