CT9 4PR Thanet
Live postcode, introduced May 2026. Ward: Salmestone. Region: South East.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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: 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
- Shottendane Nursing Home Shottendane Road MARGATE CT9 4BS: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- 127 Nash Court Gardens Margate: up to 2 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 21 Nash Court Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (490 m)
- 33 Ramsgate Road, permissioned (580 m)
- Uprising Shottendane Road: up to 4 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 7 Ulster Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (630 m)
- Ind Units, Marlborough Rd, Margate: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- 42 Tivoli Park Avenue, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
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 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Lesters Margate | 490 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 1.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 5.9 km |
| Car parks | Mill Lane Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 1.5 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 | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 840 m |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Andrew & Jills Newagents Cashzone | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tivoli Park 10.0 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Margate Cricket Club 1.7 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,720 m² | 340 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*), 160 m north-east. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Salmestone Grange Including Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north-east |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 190 m north-east |
| John Sanger Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south |
| The Surf Boat Memorial Margate Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-west |
| Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Valley Woods | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Margate Beach | Beach | 1.6 km north |
| The Bay | Bay | 1.8 km north |
| Westbrook Bay | Bay | 1.9 km north-west |
| Staner Hill | Hill | 3.5 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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.