Crap Towns / Thanet / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Thanet?
In the Thanet council area, 1,454 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 2.02% of all homes, 1.7 times England's 1.17%.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 786 | 1.20% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 748 | 1.13% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 731 | 1.10% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 899 | 1.34% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 771 | 1.15% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 781 | 1.16% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 976 | 1.44% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 1,129 | 1.65% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 877 | 1.27% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 866 | 1.25% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 1,143 | 1.63% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 1,114 | 1.57% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 1,454 | 2.02% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Thanet | 2.02% |
| Canterbury | 1.51% |
| Dover | 1.46% |
| Across England | 1.17% |