CT9 2BN Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cliftonville West. Region: South East.
Streets
- Bath Place, Margate: 15 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 B (60% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Margate ED.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 7-12, CAROLINE SQUARE, grade II
- CLIFTON ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Furniture Mart, Booth Place, Grotto Hill: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (40 m)
- 5 Clifton Gardens MARGATE Kent: up to 1 home, permissioned (80 m)
- Land At Booth Place: up to 4 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Adams Gas 2 Bath Road Margate: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Land At Booth Place Margate: up to 4 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 67 - 69 Northdown Road Margate: up to 21 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 118 Northdown Road MARGATE Kent CT9 2RE: up to 1 home, permissioned (190 m)
- Land at Wilderness Hill and Dane Road: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (200 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 15 addresses are between 20 m and 21 m above sea level (21 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% 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 | 1.3 km |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Athelstan Road Cliftonville | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 520 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 7.1 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Haeckels Margate Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Turner Contemporary Car Park | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 52.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 97.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limes Medical Centre | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hawley Street Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northdown Road Dental Practice | 610 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 470 m |
| Cash machines | Dreamland Leisure | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,150 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Dane Park 9.3 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,480 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5.7 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Grotto, a listed building (Grade I), 120 m south. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Grotto | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m south |
| Tudor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m west |
| Theatre Royal | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south-west |
| India House | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m west |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walpole Bay | Bay | 930 m north-east |
| The Bay | Bay | 1.0 km west |
| Margate Beach | Beach | 1.2 km west |
| Dane Valley Woods | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| East Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.7 km south-east |
| Staner Hill | Hill | 5.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 15 |
8 of the postcode's 15 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 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 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 Bath Place.