CT7 0AZ Thanet
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Birchington South. 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 B (41% of about 800 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): Birchington & Rural 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
- 15 Park Lane: up to 6 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- The Acorn Inn 6 Park Lane Birchington: up to 2 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 3 Sea View Terrace: up to 1 home, permissioned (430 m)
- 211 Canterbury Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (440 m)
- Land Rear Of 258 Canterbury Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (450 m)
- Lloyds TSB 2 The Square Birchington: up to 4 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 13 To 15 Station Road: up to 3 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Adjacent to 9 Minnis Road, Birchington: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 7 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 32 addresses are between 22 m and 23 m above sea level (22 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 | Birchington-On-Sea 350,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Minster 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Primary School Birchington-on-Sea | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 5.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 8.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Albion Road Car Park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 48.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 93.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Birchington Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Courts Pharmacy | 750 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Road Dental Surgery | 750 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 5.7 km |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 5.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Birchington - Station Road Cashzone | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,550 m² | 820 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,470 m² | 300 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m north. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north |
| Ring ditches and enclosures 500yds (450m) ESE of College Farm | Scheduled monument | 930 m south-west |
| Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Quex Park settlements | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Epple Bay | Bay | 1.4 km north |
| Shottendane Copse | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Grenham Bay | Bay | 2.0 km north-west |
| Westgate Bay | Bay | 2.2 km north-east |
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south |
| Wade Marsh | Wetland | 3.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 31 | 32 |
1 of the postcode's 32 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.