CT9 1HT Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Margate Central. Region: South East.
Streets
- Trinity Square, Margate: 85 addresses
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 (54% of about 700 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: 8.
- 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
- 12-32, FORT CRESCENT, grade II
- 33-36, FORT CRESCENT, grade II
- 47 AND 48, TRINITY SQUARE, 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
- ROSE IN JUNE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 4a The passage: up to 1 home, permissioned (170 m)
- LAnd adjacent 12 to 14 Fort Road Margate CT9 1HF: up to 10 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Land At Booth Place Margate: up to 4 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Land At Booth Place: up to 4 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Land Adjacent 1 Fort Mount MARGATE Kent: up to 4 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Fort Hill, Arcadian, not permissioned (280 m)
- Fort Hill, Arcadian: up to 11 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- land adj to 12-14 Fort Road Margate: up to 8 homes, permissioned (290 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 85 addresses are between 16 m and 21 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 11%, gigabit 11% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Winter Gardens Margate | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 510 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 7.3 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Haeckels Margate Car Park | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Turner Contemporary Car Park | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 52.2 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 | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hawley Street Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harbour Dental Surgery | 530 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 210 m |
| Cash machines | Dreamland Leisure | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Fort Green 5,220 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Dane Park 9.3 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,480 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5.7 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tudor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m south-west. 212 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* | 250 m south-west |
| The Grotto | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m south-east |
| India House | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-west |
| Theatre Royal | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Bay | Bay | 750 m west |
| Walpole Bay | Bay | 1.0 km east |
| Margate Beach | Beach | 1.0 km west |
| Dane Valley Woods | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Westbrook Bay | Bay | 1.9 km west |
| Palm Bay | Bay | 2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 61 | 85 |
24 of the postcode's 85 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.