CT9 1HS Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Margate Central. Region: South East.
Streets
- Trinity Square, Margate: 50 addresses
- King Street, Margate: 1 address
- Northdown Road, 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 (70% of about 760 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: 20.
- 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
- TUDOR HOUSE, grade II*
- 1, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- 2, NORTHDOWN ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- 2, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- 3, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- 4-6, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- 44 King Street, grade II
- 53-57, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- 58-60, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- 61-64, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- 65 AND 66, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- 7, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- 74-79, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- 80, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- BANK AND RAILINGS OUTSIDE NOS 1 TO 7 (CONSEC), grade II
- No. 83A, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- Nos. 82 and 83, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- Nos. 84 and 85, TRINITY SQUARE, grade II
- PARK VIEW, grade II
- WAR MEMORIALS TO WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II, AND SURROUNDING WALLS, PAVING AND APPROACH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- LAnd adjacent 12 to 14 Fort Road Margate CT9 1HF: up to 10 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Land Adjacent 1 Fort Mount MARGATE Kent: up to 4 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Fort Hill, Arcadian, not permissioned (180 m)
- Fort Hill, Arcadian: up to 11 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- land adj to 12-14 Fort Road Margate: up to 8 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Land Adjacent 12 To 14 Fort Road MARGATE Kent CT9 1HF: up to 3 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Land At Booth Place Margate: up to 4 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 5-6 Mansion Street And 5-7 Fort Road MARGATE: up to 11 homes, permissioned (220 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 52 addresses are between 7 m and 14 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% 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 | 1.0 km |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Dane Hill Margate | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 330 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 7.3 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Square Car Park | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Turner Contemporary Car Park | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 52.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 96.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limes Medical Centre | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hawley Street Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harbour Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 180 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Dreamland Leisure | 790 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest War Memorial Gardens 5,350 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Dane Park 9.3 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,480 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5.7 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tudor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m south-west. 215 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tudor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m south-west |
| India House | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south-west |
| Theatre Royal | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south |
| The Grotto | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south-east |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Bay | Bay | 640 m west |
| Margate Beach | Beach | 860 m west |
| Walpole Bay | Bay | 1.1 km north-east |
| Dane Valley Woods | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Westbrook Bay | Bay | 1.8 km west |
| Palm Bay | Bay | 2.2 km east |
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 34 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 52 |
37 of the postcode's 52 addresses are 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 | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 52% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 59% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Trinity Square.