Olympia Way, Whitstable, CT5 3FH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CT5 3FH has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	49.8%	-1.0%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	49.2%	50.2%	1.0%	49.0%	1.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CT5 3FH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.4%	56.7%	27.3%	37.9%	18.8%
Married: Opposite sex	51.5%	24.2%	-27.3%	44.2%	-20.0%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.5%	5.7%	3.2%	2.2%	3.5%
Divorced	10.6%	12.9%	2.3%	9.1%	3.8%
Widowed	5.5%	0.5%	-5.0%	6.1%	-5.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.4%	55%	1.6%	48.4%	6.6%
Good health	30.6%	31.6%	1.0%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	12.8%	10.4%	-2.4%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.8%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around CT5 3FH this area, 8.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.1%	8.3%	-10.8%	18.2%	-9.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.6%	10.4%	-8.2%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.1%	12%	-7.1%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	4.7%	0.3%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	30.2%	17.8%	16.9%	13.3%
Degree or Similar	23.4%	34.4%	11.0%	33.8%	0.6%
Other	3%	0%	-3.0%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.3% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0.5%	2.6%	2.1%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
White	95.1%	95.3%	0.2%	81.4%	13.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.3%	87.1%	-9.2%	83.2%	3.9%
European Union	1.6%	5.6%	4.0%	6.1%	-0.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	0.9%	2.6%	1.7%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	0.5%	2.6%	2.1%	5.6%	-3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.1%	87.1%	-8.0%	83.2%	3.9%
10+ Years	0.4%	8.6%	8.2%	9.8%	-1.2%
5-10 Years	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.9%	-1.6%
2-5 Years	0.7%	3%	2.3%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	3.9%	0%	-3.9%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.3%	76.7%	8.6%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	8.2%	13.5%	-5.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	55.6%	37.2%	18.4%
Christian	36.3%	46.2%	-9.9%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Olympia Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Olympia Way was 76.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 37.4% higher than the Chestfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Olympia Way has the 20th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield and the 195th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,100

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in CT5 3FH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Olympia Way are based on 320 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Canterbury.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Olympia Way, Whitstable, CT5 3FH

Estimated Average Property Prices for CT5 3FH

Average Price
£284,771

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£322,815

Detached
£258,984

Flats/Maisonettes
£218,997

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Olympia Way

Average Price
£224,339

Semi-Detached
£325,517

Terraced
£308,897

Detached
£320,332

Flats/Maisonettes
£192,799

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Olympia WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
86 Olympia Way, Whitstable, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2024-09-26	£276,812
80 Olympia Way, Whitstable, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2022-05-09	£325,905
90 Olympia Way, Whitstable, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£270,000	2021-09-03	£282,112
92 Olympia Way, Whitstable, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2019-07-09	£226,100
94 Olympia Way, Whitstable, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£217,000	2018-02-16	£245,587

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CT5 3FH

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	103
Part-Time Employee	25
Self-Employed	19
Retired	16
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Looking after home or family	2
Other	0
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	50
Education	43
Human health and social work activities	41
Construction	32
Manufacturing	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Information and communication	8
Other	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable Northwood Road , CT5 2EY	3out of 4	1,237 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitstable Junior School Oxford Street , CT5 1DB	3out of 4	1,296 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Alphege Church of England Infant School Oxford Street , CT5 1DA	3out of 4	1,341 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westmeads Community Infant School Cromwell Road , CT5 1NA	4out of 4	1,374 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School High Street , CT5 1AY	4out of 4	1,386 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Whitstable School Bellevue Road , CT5 1PX	3out of 4	164 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
ISP Polar Re Start Centre ISP Centre, Regent Street , CT5 1JD	- not rated	1,573 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Battle Sector X 2	45A Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate, Whitstable		455 yd
Tesco Cafe	Millstrood Road, Whitstable		482 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Monument	32 Church Street, Whitstable		717 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Yo To Go	Tesco, Millstrood Road		471 yd
Golden Moon	51 Old Bridge Road, Whitstable		995 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Millstrood Road, Whitstable		298 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whitstable Sports Centre Bellevue Road	health and fitness suite	308 yd
The Whitstable School Bellevue Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	352 yd
The Belmont Ground Belmont Road	grass pitches	1,014 yd
Whitstable Town Fc Belmont Road	grass pitches	1,055 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	35.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	167.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	24 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CT5 3FH