Kingfisher Close Margate, Thanet
24 addresses across 1 postcode (CT9), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40300729.
- Sales: 32 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £336,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 10, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Thanet costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Westgate-On-Sea, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 610 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 23 to 24 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Westgate Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 93 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £336,500 | £323,000 | £350,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £320,000 | £290,000 | £350,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £260,000 | £255,000 | £265,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £189,995 | £189,995 | £189,995 |
| 2015 | 2 | £218,500 | £199,000 | £238,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £167,500 | £167,500 | £167,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £158,000 | £158,000 | £158,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £136,000 | £100,000 | £172,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £168,000 | £151,000 | £227,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2025 | 2 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2025 | 8 CT9 5LU | Detached | £323,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2024 | 2 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2023 | 4 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2023 | 6 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2022 | 18 CT9 5LU | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2022 | THE ROOKERY CT9 5LU | Terraced | £365,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2021 | 15 CT9 5LU | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 12 CT9 5LU | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2016 | 14 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £189,995 | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | KINGFISHER COTTAGE CT9 5LU | Terraced | £238,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2015 | 7 CT9 5LU | Detached | £199,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2014 | RAVEN COTTAGE CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £167,500 | |
| 28 Jun 2013 | 17 CT9 5LU | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2009 | 4 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £158,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2008 | 15 CT9 5LU | Detached | £172,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2008 | 4 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2007 | THE ROOKERY CT9 5LU | Terraced | £227,500 | |
| 1 Mar 2007 | 5 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £151,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2007 | 15 CT9 5LU | Detached | £168,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2006 | RAVEN COTTAGE CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2005 | 11 CT9 5LU | Detached | £158,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2005 | THE HERON CT9 5LU | Terraced | £188,000 | New build. |
| 19 Jan 2005 | RAVEN COTTAGE CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £152,000 | New build. |
| 25 Oct 2004 | THE ROOKERY CT9 5LU | Terraced | £182,000 | New build. |
| 28 Sep 2004 | KINGFISHER COTTAGE CT9 5LU | Terraced | £189,950 | New build. |
| 5 Nov 2001 | 14 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £82,500 | |
| 15 Jun 2001 | 1 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £79,000 | |
| 18 Aug 1998 | 1 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 15 Jul 1997 | 13 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £53,950 | |
| 24 Jan 1997 | 1 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £51,000 | |
| 7 Jul 1995 | 5 CT9 5LU | Semi-detached | £50,000 |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 63 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (6); Bungalow, detached (6); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1950-1966 (9); 2003-2006 (3); 1967-1975 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (2); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 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 street: most are in band C (40% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Birchington & Rural ED.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Clovelly Ellington Avenue MARGATE Kent CT9 5PP: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Hair Inspirations 13 High Street: up to 2 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 7 Orchard Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 29 Royal Esplanade Margate: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Land Adjacent 16 Sation Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Land Adjacent To 40 Royal Esplanade Margate: up to 1 home, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 11 September 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 26 August 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 street's 24 addresses are between 23 m and 24 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT9 5LU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Margate 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Birchington-On-Sea 350,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Birds Avenue Garlinge | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Car parks | St. Mildreds Bay - Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 50.8 km (32 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 96 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westgate Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Baxters Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Westgate-On-Sea, Westgate on Sea Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,300 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.8 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brooke Avenue Allotments 1.6 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse, a scheduled monument, 380 m west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse | Scheduled monument | 380 m west |
| Dent de Lion Gateway | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m west |
| Quex Park settlements | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Salmestone Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Bay | Bay | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| St Mildred's Bay | Bay | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Shottendane Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Margate Beach | Beach | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Westgate Bay | Bay | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Staner Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the street's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Thanet: see them on the Thanet page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garlinge Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hartsdown Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Crispin's Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Saviour's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Salmestone Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ursuline College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garlinge Fish Bar CT9 5LP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Amadeus Trattoria CT9 5LP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Garlinge Newsagents CT9 5LW | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Barbara's Baps CT9 5LN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Marks & Spencer CT9 5JP | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2026 |
| The Hussar CT9 5JP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 350 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Panda Chinese Take Away CT9 5JW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2024 |
| Costcutter CT9 5JW | Retailers - other | 390 m | 4 Good | 16 Mar 2018 |
| Flavours by Kumar CT9 5JW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Box and Bean Coffee CT9 5PY | Other catering premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Welsdene Road (59); On or near Balmoral Road (8); On or near High Street (6); On or near Crow Hill Road (6); On or near Birds Avenue (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CT9 5LU: 24 addresses
Nearby streets
Lenham Gardens · Welsdene Road · Glebe Gardens · Glebe Road · Stephen's Close · High Street · Dent-De-Lion Road · Balmoral Road · Leybourne Drive · Ellington Avenue · Leslie Avenue · Crowhill Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.