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Chester Road, Westgate-On-Sea

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chester Road, Westgate-On-Sea · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/westgate-on-sea/chester-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CT8 8AR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£220,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£205,311
18 sales
Price range
£155k – £287k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Nov 2025
CT8 8AR

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At a glance

House prices£205k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station4 min walkWestgate-on-Sea station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

18 property sales on Chester Road, Westgate-On-Sea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £220,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £206,412. Average sale prices rose from £157,500 in 2016 to £226,750 in 2025 (+44%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% terraced, 11% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Chester Road range from £155,000 to £287,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Chester Road compared

CT8 postcode area£303,760
Westgate-On-Sea£303,760
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Chester Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CT8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £157,500 (2 sales)2016£158k2017: £182,000 (3 sales)2017£182k2018: £186,498 (2 sales)2018£186k2019: £201,800 (2 sales)2019£202k2020: £175,000 (1 sales)2020£175k2021: £236,000 (2 sales)2021£236k2022: £287,000 (1 sales)2022£287k2023: £216,500 (2 sales)2023£217k2024: £237,500 (1 sales)2024£238k2025: £226,750 (2 sales)2025£227k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£206,41211 Jun 2025
Semi-detached2£196,50014 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Chester Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Chester Road CT8 8AR 14 Nov 2025£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Chester Road CT8 8AR 11 Jun 2025£233,500 TerracedFreehold
13, Chester Road CT8 8AR 15 Oct 2024£237,500 TerracedFreehold
24, Chester Road CT8 8AR 9 Jun 2023£210,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Chester Road CT8 8AR 5 May 2023£223,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Chester Road CT8 8AR 18 Jul 2022£287,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Chester Road CT8 8AR 12 Nov 2021£252,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Chester Road CT8 8AR 13 Aug 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Chester Road CT8 8AR 6 Mar 2020£175,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Chester Road CT8 8AR 30 Sep 2019£204,600 TerracedFreehold
13, Chester Road CT8 8AR 9 Aug 2019£199,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Chester Road CT8 8AR 28 Nov 2018£199,995 TerracedFreehold
25, Chester Road CT8 8AR 27 Sep 2018£173,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Chester Road CT8 8AR 31 Oct 2017£198,500 TerracedFreehold
14, Chester Road CT8 8AR 10 Aug 2017£187,500 TerracedFreehold
16, Chester Road CT8 8AR 2 May 2017£160,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Chester Road CT8 8AR 22 Aug 2016£155,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Chester Road CT8 8AR 15 Jan 2016£160,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
13, Chester Road £199,000 (Aug 2019) → £237,500 (Oct 2024) +19%
over 5 yrs
16, Chester Road £160,000 (May 2017) → £204,600 (Sep 2019) → £252,000 (Nov 2021) +58%
over 5 yrs
15, Chester Road £198,500 (Oct 2017) → £220,000 (Aug 2021) +11%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Chester Road

Crime

124 crimes were reported within about a mile of Chester Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences49
Anti-social behaviour27
Criminal damage & arson9
Other theft9
Public order7
Shoplifting5

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Chester Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • North Kent coast at Margate Flood alert area
  • Coast from Whitstable to Margate Flood alert area
  • Groundwater flooding in East Kent Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Chester Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Crispin's Infant School 193 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.4 mi
St Saviour's Church of England Junior School 351 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Ursuline College 949 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 0.8 mi
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery 726 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
King Ethelbert School 845 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.0 mi
Hartsdown Academy 868 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.1 mi
Maple Haven Ltd 10 pupils Other independent special school 4–18 Report 1.5 mi
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate 284 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Westgate-on-Sea station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Margate station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Birchington-on-Sea station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Walmer Castle (opp, Canterbury Road) 1 min walk
  • Walmer Castle (adj, Canterbury Road) 1 min walk
  • Norman Road (adj, Westbrook Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Roxburgh Road (S-bound, Roxburgh Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Westgate Surgery
    60 Westgate Bay Avenue, Westgate-On-Sea · 0.3 mi
  • The Limes Medical Centre
    Trinity Square, Margate · 1.9 mi
  • Birchington Medical Centre
    Minnis Road, Birchington · 2.0 mi
  • Northdown & Dashwood Surgery
    Northdown Park Road, Margate · 2.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Westgate-On-Sea · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Garlinge Margate BP · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Margate Canterbury Rd Express · 1.0 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Birchington The Square · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Paydens Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Baxters Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Mydentist · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • Portman Smile Clinic Margate · 1.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.5%62.5%
Private rented9.1%20.3%
Social rented0.5%17.1%
Households640

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.9%64.1%
Aged 65+29.1%18.6%
Residents1,618

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks88%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks91%92%

Share of homes across Thanet with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Chester Road

Ethnic group

HereThanet
White95.9%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%2.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%2.3%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%1%

Religion

HereThanet
Christian54%46.7%
No religion38.1%44.1%
Not answered5.5%5.8%
Muslim1.3%1.5%
Jewish0.4%0.2%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.6%
Other religion0.2%0.6%

Country of birth

HereThanet
Born in the UK93.4%90.2%
Born outside the UK6.6%9.8%

Highest qualification

HereThanet
Level 4 qualifications and above26.3%26.3%
No qualifications20.4%21.7%
Level 3 qualifications18%16.7%
Level 2 qualifications13%14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%11.6%
Apprenticeship7.1%6.2%
Other qualifications3%3.1%

General health

HereThanet
Very good health46.3%42%
Good health34.1%35%
Fair health13%15.8%
Bad health4%5.6%
Very bad health2.5%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereThanet
1 car or van in household41.7%43.1%
2 cars or vans in household31.7%22.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%8%
No cars or vans in household12.5%26.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Thanet.

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Estate agents near Chester Road

  • Miles & Barr 0.2 mi
  • Kent Estate Agents 0.2 mi
  • Henderson Setterfield 1.6 mi
  • Lovetts Estate Agents 1.7 mi
  • Oakwood Homes 1.7 mi

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