CT7 9NB

Birchington North · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birchington
Local authority
Thanet
Postcode district
CT7
Postcode sector
CT7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT7 9ND 63 m
CT7 9NL 76 m
CT7 9QQ 83 m
CT7 9QY 104 m
CT7 9LX 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT7 9NB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT7
Postcode sector
CT7 9
Latitude
51.381374
Longitude
1.287988
British National Grid easting
628,894
British National Grid northing
169,833

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
E00125031
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 008A · E01024636
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 008 · E02005139

Postcode source versions

Explore CT7

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5 - 6, Larkscliff Court, Birchington, CT7 9NB 22 August 2003 £93,000
2, Larkscliff Court, Birchington, CT7 9NB 31 January 2003 £48,000
1a, Larkscliff Court, Birchington, CT7 9NB 3 September 1998 £31,600

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Birchington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km
  2. Maple Haven Ltd

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km
  3. The Llewellyn School and Nursery

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
305
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 114
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Other theft 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT7 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    887 m

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    3.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Walker Lane

    BCT · Minnis Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Canute Road

    BCT · Minnis Bay

    0.2 miles
  • Dane Road

    BCT · Minnis Bay

    0.2 miles
  • Dane Road

    BCT · Minnis Bay

    0.2 miles
  • Gallwey Avenue

    BCT · Minnis Bay

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 008A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,062 of 33,755

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

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Birchington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

305 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 114 events.

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