Living in Thanet
Climate
Thanet enjoys an attractive combination of coastal and rural
environments and is a popular holiday and day destination. It has
an exceptionally mild climate with average sunshine due to its
maritime location.
Thanet offers a diverse range of residential properties from
busy town centres to rural retreats, seafront premises to villages.
Property prices are very competitive when compared with elsewhere
in Kent or SE England, but vary within Thanet depending on their
location.
You can find more information in our Housing and Utilities
sections.
Education
There are approximately 41 primary schools within the
Thanet area catering for children aged
4-11 years, 13
secondary schools offering state and
independent selective
and non-selective education for
children aged 11-18
years and several schools offering
specialist education to
children of all ages with severe
learning difficulties and/or
handicaps. There are approximately
five private schools in
the Thanet area catering for children
between the ages of
3-19 years, with further facilities in
the nearby Cathedral City
of Canterbury.
Kent County
Council is the Local Education Authority for Thanet.
They can provide information on various education issues in
the Thanet area.
Read more in our Education & Learning section.
Healthcare
East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust provides all Thanet residents
with comprehensive medical, dental and
community health
care facilities. Free consultations
are available with doctors
and many practices provide a range of
early warning
screening clinics and general
healthcare advisory services.
The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Hospital at Margate
is managed by the East Kent Hospitals
NHS Trust. A
comprehensive range of services
includes 24-hour accident
and emergency cover. The site also
houses a purpose built
Hospice and separate mental health
care building.
Nearby NHS provision includes the Kent
and Canterbury
Hospital in Canterbury and the William
Harvey Hospital in
Ashford.
Private medical facilities are
available within most NHS
hospitals including Margate whilst the
independent Chaucer
Hospital at Canterbury is operated by
AMI and is BUPA
recognised.
Whilst alternative medicine including
osteopathy,
chiropractics, acupuncture, homeopathy
etc. may
sometimes be available via NHS
referral, this type of
treatment is generally only available
when purchased
privately.
A number of private health insurance
schemes are available
within the UK to cover a full range of
treatments and
membership is often offered by
companies as part of the
employee remuneration package.
Read more in our Health & Social Care section