CT9 1RY Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cliftonville West. 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 (72% of about 1,340 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ethelbert Road and Athelstan Road Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- 10-13, ZION PLACE, grade II
- 14 & 15, CLIFF TERRACE, grade II
- REMAINS OF THE CLIFTON BATHS AT CLIFTONVILLE LIDO, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 4a The passage: up to 1 home, permissioned (50 m)
- 32 Athelstan Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- 67 - 69 Northdown Road Margate: up to 21 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 5 Clifton Gardens MARGATE Kent: up to 1 home, permissioned (250 m)
- Land At Booth Place: up to 4 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 49-51 Edgar Road Margate, permissioned (300 m)
- Land At Booth Place Margate: up to 4 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 118 Northdown Road MARGATE Kent CT9 2RE: up to 1 home, permissioned (320 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 11 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 40 addresses are between 19 m and 20 m above sea level (19 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest The Lido Cliftonville | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 700 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 7.3 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Haeckels Margate Car Park | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Turner Contemporary Car Park | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 52.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 97.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limes Medical Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hawley Street Pharmacy | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northdown Road Dental Practice | 710 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 410 m |
| Cash machines | Dreamland Leisure | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Fort Green 5,220 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Dane Park 9.3 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,480 m² | 1.4 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 The Grotto, a listed building (Grade I), 420 m south. 206 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Grotto | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m south |
| Tudor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m south-west |
| India House | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south-west |
| Theatre Royal | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south-west |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walpole Bay | Bay | 760 m north-east |
| The Bay | Bay | 1.0 km west |
| Margate Beach | Beach | 1.2 km west |
| Dane Valley Woods | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Palm Bay | Bay | 1.9 km east |
| East Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.9 km south-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 32 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 40 |
32 of the postcode's 40 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 81% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.