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CT7 9BW

Birchington South · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Birchington South
Local authority
Thanet
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Postcode district
CT7
Postcode sector
CT7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT7 9RZ 27 m
CT7 9RY 67 m
CT7 9SL 67 m
CT7 9SA 83 m
CT7 9SN 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT7 9BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT7
Postcode sector
CT7 9
Latitude
51.376057
Longitude
1.299521
British National Grid easting
629,723
British National Grid northing
169,278

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Thanet · E07000114
Electoral ward
Birchington South · E05005083
Parish or community
E04005081
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00125050
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 008D · E01024639
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 008 · E02005139

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
3

  1. Birchington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    889 m

  2. Maple Haven Ltd

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

  3. The Llewellyn School and Nursery

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
595
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 259
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Other theft 42
  • Shoplifting 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
0.9
CT7 9 residents
7,868

Age bands in CT7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.4%

879 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.2%

480 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.6%

1,205 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,017 residents

Age 65 and over
40.7%

3,146 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT7 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    131 m

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

    60 WESTGATE BAY AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, CT8 8SN

    ODS code G82079

    2.8 km

  • MINSTER SURGERY

    75 HIGH STREET, MINSTER, RAMSGATE, CT12 4AB

    ODS code G82107

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

  • Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 008D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,195 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. Birchington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 889 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

595 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 259 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.