CT9 2SF Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dane Valley. Region: South East.
Streets
- Addiscombe Road, Margate: 10 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 (47% of about 640 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Between 18 And 18A Approach Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (190 m)
- 15 Approach Road MARGATE CT9 2AN: up to 4 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Builders Yard, The Avenue, Margate: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Land Rear Of 219 To 221 Northdown Road MARGATE Kent: up to 1 home, permissioned (370 m)
- 31A Park Crescent Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Thornton Bobby Ltd 240 - 242 Northdown Road MARGATE Kent: up to 10 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Thornton Bobby Ltd 240 - 242 Northdown Road Margate: up to 2 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 208-210 Northdown Road MARGATE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (460 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 4 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 10 addresses are between 12 m and 16 m above sea level (14 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 | 1.7 km |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Addiscombe Corner Margate | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 6.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Harold Road Car Park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 53.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 97.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northdown & Dashwood Surgery | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Northdown Pharmacy | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northdown Road Dental Practice | 490 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 770 m |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Andrew & Jills Newagents Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Dane Park 9.3 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 12 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.7 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Draper's Windmill, including brick engine house, workshop and cart shed, and lean-to, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m south. 84 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Draper's Windmill, including brick engine house, workshop and cart shed, and lean-to | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m south |
| The Grotto | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m north-west |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m west |
| Theatre Royal | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m north-west |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Dane Valley Road | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Valley Woods | Wood | 620 m south |
| Walpole Bay | Bay | 1.2 km north |
| The Bay | Bay | 1.6 km north-west |
| Margate Beach | Beach | 1.7 km west |
| East Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.0 km south-east |
| Staner Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 10 |
7 of the postcode's 10 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 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 | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Addiscombe Road.