CT9 4BU Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salmestone. Region: South East.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Nash Road, Margate: 33 addresses
- Nash 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 C (42% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- SALMESTONE GRANGE INCLUDING CHAPEL, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Shottendane Nursing Home Shottendane Road MARGATE CT9 4BS: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- 127 Nash Court Gardens Margate: up to 2 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 21 Nash Court Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (410 m)
- 33 Ramsgate Road, permissioned (460 m)
- 7 Ulster Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (500 m)
- Ind Units, Marlborough Rd, Margate: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Uprising Shottendane Road: up to 4 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- 51 Connaught Rd: up to 4 homes, permissioned (750 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 34 addresses are between 23 m and 26 m above sea level (26 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 | 1.2 km |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Beatrice Road Margate | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 1.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 5.9 km |
| Car parks | Mill Lane Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 52.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 97.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Limes Medical Centre | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Portman Smile Clinic Margate | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 740 m |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Andrew & Jills Newagents Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tivoli Park 10.0 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Margate Cricket Club 1.7 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,720 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Salmestone Grange Including Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Salmestone Grange Including Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 70 m north-east |
| John Sanger Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south |
| The Surf Boat Memorial Margate Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Valley Woods | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Margate Beach | Beach | 1.5 km north |
| The Bay | Bay | 1.7 km north |
| Westbrook Bay | Bay | 1.9 km north-west |
| Staner Hill | Hill | 3.6 km south |
| East Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 34 | 34 |
None of the postcode's 34 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Unnamed street near Nash Road.