CT7 0BW Thanet
Live postcode, introduced July 2017. 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 15 Park Lane: up to 6 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 211 Canterbury Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (330 m)
- The Acorn Inn 6 Park Lane Birchington: up to 2 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Lloyds TSB 2 The Square Birchington: up to 4 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 13 To 15 Station Road: up to 3 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Land Rear Of 258 Canterbury Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (610 m)
- 3 Sea View Terrace: up to 1 home, permissioned (730 m)
- Adjacent to 9 Minnis Road, Birchington: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (820 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 addresses are about 28 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 940 m |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Margate 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Primary School Birchington-on-Sea | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 5.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 8.7 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Albion Road Car Park | 400 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 48.3 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 | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Courts Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Road Dental Surgery | 680 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 5.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Birchington - Station Road Cashzone | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,550 m² | 760 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,470 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m north-west. 30 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* | 430 m north-west |
| Ring ditches and enclosures 500yds (450m) ESE of College Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Quex Park settlements | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Epple Bay | Bay | 1.1 km north |
| Shottendane Copse | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Westgate Bay | Bay | 1.8 km north-east |
| Grenham Bay | Bay | 1.9 km north-west |
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south |
| Wade Marsh | Wetland | 3.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 33 | 33 |
None of the postcode's 33 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.