CT7 9GN

Birchington North · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Thanet
Postcode district
CT7
Postcode sector
CT7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT7 9EZ 53 m
CT7 9HD 66 m
CT7 9UN 74 m
CT7 9UW 76 m
CT7 9HB 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT7 9GN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT7
Postcode sector
CT7 9
Latitude
51.380631
Longitude
1.303832
British National Grid easting
630,000
British National Grid northing
169,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Thanet · E07000114
Parish or community
E04005081
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00125033
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 008B · E01024637
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
11
Primary
6
Secondary
3
  1. Birchington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  2. King Ethelbert School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Maple Haven Ltd

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
570
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 251
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Other theft 41
  • 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    656 m

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RLY · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.3 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.3 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 008B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,052 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. Birchington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

570 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 251 events.

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