Salts Close, Whitstable

House prices, sold prices and local information for CT5 1EX.

Average price (last 12 months)

£500,395

1 sale

Average price (since 2017)

£410,798

3 sales

Price range

£296k – £500k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

11 Mar 2026

CT5 1EX

At a glance

House prices£411k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station9 min walkWhitstable station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Salts Close, Whitstable have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £500,395. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £410,798. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Salts Close compared

CT5 postcode area£440,845

Whitstable£440,845

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Salts Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CT5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	3	£410,798	11 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Salts Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Writers Dilemma, 5, Salts Close CT5 1EX	11 Mar 2026	£500,395	Semi-detached	Freehold
Garage 6, Salts Close	26 Oct 2023	£77,500	Other	Freehold
Writers Dilemma, 5, Salts Close CT5 1EX	12 Dec 2019	£436,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Writers Dilemma, 5, Salts Close CT5 1EX	25 Aug 2017	£296,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
Writers Dilemma, 5, Salts Close	£296,000 (Aug 2017) → £436,000 (Dec 2019) → £500,395 (Mar 2026)	+69% over 9 yrs

Buying on Salts Close?

Crime and flood risk near Salts Close

Crime

134 crimes were reported within about a mile of Salts Close in August 2026.

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

12345678910

Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour	38
Violence & sexual offences	36
Shoplifting	20
Criminal damage & arson	10
Other theft	9
Drugs	6

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

Flood risk

Salts Close is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

Gorrell Stream at Whitstable Flood warning area
Plenty, Swalecliffe and West Brooks Flood alert area
Coast from Whitstable to Herne Bay 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 Salts Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Whitstable Junior School 202 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.1 mi
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School 226 pupils	Primary Church of England	7–11	Report	0.1 mi
St Alphege Church of England Infant School 206 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–7	Good Report	0.2 mi
ISP School Whitstable 16 pupils	Other independent special school	7–16	Report	0.2 mi
Westmeads Community Infant School 183 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	0.4 mi
Joy Lane Primary Foundation School 621 pupils	Primary	1–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable 301 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.8 mi
The Whitstable School 1,112 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.8 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 and local GPs

Train stations

Whitstable station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
Chestfield & Swalecliffe station 1.9 mi · 39 min walk
Herne Bay station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Library (o/s, Oxford Street) 2 min walk
St Alphege Church (opp, High Street) 2 min walk
St Alphege Church (adj, High Street) 3 min walk
Library (opp, Oxford Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Whitstable Medical Practice
Estuary View Medical Centre, Estuary View Business Park, Whitstable · 1.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

12345678910

This neighbourhood is in decile 5 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.

Income: decile 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	53.7%	62.5%
Private rented	37.8%	20.3%
Social rented	8.6%	17.1%
Households	654

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,247

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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.

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.

Nearby streets in CT5

See all streets in Whitstable All streets in CT5