CT10 1RD Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Viking. Region: South East.
Streets
- Davids Close, Broadstairs: 26 addresses
- Ramsgate Road, Ramsgate: 3 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Thanet in 2026-27: Band D £2,491 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,661 | £1,937 | £2,214 | £2,491 | £3,044 | £3,598 | £4,152 | £4,982 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (29% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Broadstairs ED.
- Tree preservation orders: 13 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 26 ramsgate Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (150 m)
- 16 Wrotham Road BROADSTAIRS Kent CT10 1QG, permissioned (230 m)
- 43 King Edward Avenue: up to 1 home, permissioned (400 m)
- 6 To 8 Buckingham Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 18 Western Esplanade Broadstairs: up to 5 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 5 Charlotte Street BROADSTAIRS Kent CT10 1RA: up to 1 home, permissioned (500 m)
- A J Ball And Sons Ltd 62 High Street BROADSTAIRS Kent CT10 1JT: up to 1 home, permissioned (590 m)
- 41 Albion Street: up to 2 homes, permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 24 m and 30 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m |
| Dumpton Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Ramsgate 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Palmerston Avenue Broadstairs | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 5.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Chandos Square Car Park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 57.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 102.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadstairs Medical Practice | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest High Street Dental Practice | 530 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Broadstairs Police Station | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Broadstairs Cashzone | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Gardens 1.7 ha | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Memorial Recreation Ground 3.2 ha | 790 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,560 m² | 630 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Albion Place Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.7 km south-west. 74 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Albion Place Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa Bay | Bay | 360 m north-east |
| Viking Bay | Bay | 550 m north-east |
| South Cliff | Cliff or slope | 570 m south |
| Dumpton Bay | Bay | 730 m south |
| Mocketts Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Staner Hill | Hill | 4.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 29 |
1 of the postcode's 29 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Davids Close.