CT9 1AP Thanet
Live postcode, introduced February 2009. Ward: Margate Central. Region: South East.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Marine Terrace, Margate: 25 addresses
- Marine Terrace, Margate: 2 addresses
- Duke Street, Margate: 2 addresses
- The Rendezvous, Margate: 1 address
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 A (66% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Margate Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Margate ED.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- STONE PIER, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 5-6 Mansion Street And 5-7 Fort Road MARGATE: up to 11 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Queen Arms Yard, Margate: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Land Adjacent 12 To 14 Fort Road MARGATE Kent CT9 1HF: up to 3 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 38 - 40 High Street MARGATE Kent CT9 1DS: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- land adj to 12-14 Fort Road Margate: up to 8 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Cottage Car Park, New Street, Margate: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Fort Hill, Arcadian, not permissioned (300 m)
- Fort Hill, Arcadian: up to 11 homes, permissioned (300 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 30 addresses are between -2 m and 7 m above sea level (2 m on average).
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 | Margate 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Cecil Square Margate | 420 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 500 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 7.5 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Harbour Arm Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 51.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 96.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limes Medical Centre | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hawley Street Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harbour Dental Surgery | 280 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Dreamland Leisure | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Marine Gardens 2,440 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hawley Square 6,030 m² | 570 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 320 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,480 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,720 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is India House, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south-east. 218 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| India House | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-east |
| Tudor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south-east |
| Dreamland Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south |
| Theatre Royal | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south-east |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Bay | Bay | 190 m west |
| Margate Beach | Beach | 480 m south-west |
| Westbrook Bay | Bay | 1.3 km west |
| Walpole Bay | Bay | 1.5 km east |
| Dane Valley Woods | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| St Mildred's Bay | Bay | 2.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 76% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Unnamed street near Marine Terrace.