CT9 5FG Thanet
Live postcode, introduced June 2012. Ward: Salmestone. Region: South East.
Streets
- Tivoli Brooks, Margate: 4 addresses
- Tivoli Road, Margate: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hartsdown 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 B (38% of about 530 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ALEXANDRA HOMES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ind Units, Marlborough Rd, Margate: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- 71 - 79 Eaton Road: up to 3 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Land At 57 59 61 63 And 67 Eaton Road MARGATE Kent: up to 6 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 7 Queens Avenue: up to 1 home, permissioned (230 m)
- Land at 57 59 61 63 and 67 Eaton Road Margate: up to 6 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 42 Tivoli Park Avenue, permissioned (280 m)
- Land Rear Of 70 Grosvenor Place MARGATE Kent CT9 1UY: up to 1 home, permissioned (340 m)
- Building Adjacent 4 Setterfield Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (370 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 2 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 6 addresses are between 5 m and 6 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 680 m |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Helena Avenue Margate | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 660 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 6.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mill Lane Car Park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 820 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 52.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 97.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limes Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Portman Smile Clinic Margate | 540 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 790 m |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Dreamland Leisure | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Tivoli Park 10.0 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,480 m² | 70 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,720 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 370 m north-east. 203 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m north-east |
| The Scenic Railway at Dreamland | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north-west |
| Dreamland Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north-west |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 580 m south |
| Salmestone Grange Including Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Margate Beach | Beach | 950 m north-west |
| The Bay | Bay | 1.1 km north |
| Dane Valley Woods | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Westbrook Bay | Bay | 1.6 km north-west |
| Staner Hill | Hill | 4.2 km south |
| East Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.9 km east |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the postcode's 6 addresses is 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 83% | 17% |
| Private rented | under 1% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Tivoli Brooks.