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CT7 9GD

Birchington South · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 9SU 11 m
CT12 5NN 41 m
CT7 9RF 59 m
CT7 9RD 65 m
CT7 9SD 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT7 9GD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT7
Postcode sector
CT7 9
Latitude
51.376920
Longitude
1.301452
British National Grid easting
629,853
British National Grid northing
169,380

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

    879 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
593
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 259
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Other theft 42
  • Shoplifting 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    277 m

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    2.7 km

  • MINSTER SURGERY

    75 HIGH STREET, MINSTER, RAMSGATE, CT12 4AB

    ODS code G82107

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.0 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.0 miles

  • Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.0 miles

  • Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RLY · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.0 miles

  • Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.0 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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 879 m.

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

Recorded crime

593 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.417 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.