CT10 3LU Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingsgate. 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 D (25% of about 1,100 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): Cliftonville ED.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Port Regis Nursing Home Convent Road Broadstairs: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Castle Lodge: up to 1 home, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 6 addresses are between 2 m and 22 m above sea level (17 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 | 3.0 km |
| Margate 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Dumpton Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Yardhurst Gardens Northdown Park | 460 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 6.9 km |
| Car parks | Joss Bay - Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | Turner Contemporary Car Park | 3.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 55.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 100.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bethesda Medical Centre | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Palm Bay Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Northdown Road Dental Practice | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Broadstairs Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cliftonville - Summerfield Road, Cliftonville Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 25 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,230 m² | 1.4 km |
| Playing field | Northdown Park 11 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteness Gap | Beach | 280 m east |
| Kingsgate Bay | Bay | 410 m east |
| Botany Bay | Bay | 450 m north |
| Joss Bay | Bay | 1.0 km south-east |
| East Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.6 km south |
| Mocketts Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 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 | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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.