CT9 1FE Thanet
Live postcode, introduced August 2014. Ward: Margate Central. 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 A (66% of about 1,190 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): Margate 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
- Land At 57 59 61 63 And 67 Eaton Road MARGATE Kent: up to 6 homes, permissioned (10 m)
- Land at 57 59 61 63 and 67 Eaton Road Margate: up to 6 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- 71 - 79 Eaton Road: up to 3 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- Land Rear Of 70 Grosvenor Place MARGATE Kent CT9 1UY: up to 1 home, permissioned (150 m)
- 166 - 168 High Street: up to 1 home, permissioned (200 m)
- 7 Queens Avenue: up to 1 home, permissioned (200 m)
- 150 High Street MARGATE Kent CT9 1LA, permissioned (230 m)
- 150 High Street MARGATE Kent CT9 1LA: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (240 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 45 addresses are between 7 m and 12 m above sea level (7 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 | 580 m |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Tivoli Bridge Margate | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 460 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 6.7 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mill Lane Car Park | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 600 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 52.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 96.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limes Medical Centre | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Portman Smile Clinic Margate | 330 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 910 m |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 910 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Dreamland Leisure | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Tivoli Park 10.0 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,480 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,720 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Scenic Railway at Dreamland, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m north-west. 224 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Scenic Railway at Dreamland | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north-west |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m east |
| Dreamland Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-west |
| Theatre Royal | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north-east |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 800 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Margate Beach | Beach | 770 m north-west |
| The Bay | Bay | 860 m north |
| Dane Valley Woods | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Westbrook Bay | Bay | 1.5 km west |
| Walpole Bay | Bay | 1.8 km north-east |
| Staner Hill | Hill | 4.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 43 |
2 of the postcode's 45 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 29% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.