CT10 2EQ Thanet
Live postcode, introduced April 2003. Ward: Viking. Region: South East.
Streets
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 C (42% of about 670 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: 7 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 130 Gladstone Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 130 Gladstone Rd Broadstairs: up to 3 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 85 Gladstone Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (550 m)
- Wellesley Hadden Dene School 114 Ramsgate Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Gap House School, 1 Southcliff Parade, Southcliff Parade,: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- West Dumpton Stores: up to 1 home, permissioned (730 m)
- 18 Western Esplanade Broadstairs: up to 5 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- 26 ramsgate Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (920 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 0 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 addresses are about 37 m above sea level.
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 | Dumpton Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Ramsgate 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Park Avenue Dumpton | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 5.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Chandos Square Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 56.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 101.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadstairs Medical Practice | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Broadstairs Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mydentist | 630 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Broadstairs Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,260 m² | 470 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | King George VI Memorial Park 8.1 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,970 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 9.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Conservatory and Wall to Which It Is Attached, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m south-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Conservatory and Wall to Which It Is Attached | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south-east |
| Cemetery Chapels | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-west |
| Albion Place Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| South Cliff | Cliff or slope | 870 m east |
| Dumpton Bay | Bay | 930 m east |
| East Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.0 km south-east |
| Mocketts Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Staner Hill | Hill | 3.1 km west |
| Cliffsend Point | Wetland | 4.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 54% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.