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CT8 8AN

Westbrook · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Westgate-On-Sea
Ward
Westbrook
Local authority
Thanet
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Postcode district
CT8
Postcode sector
CT8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT8 8JJ 80 m
CT8 8AW 103 m
CT8 8RT 110 m
CT9 5HT 110 m
CT8 8RR 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT8 8AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT8
Postcode sector
CT8 8
Latitude
51.381233
Longitude
1.345359
British National Grid easting
632,886
British National Grid northing
169,998

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Thanet · E07000114
Electoral ward
Westbrook · E05005102
Parish or community
E43000241
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00125431
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 005E · E01024712
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 005 · E02005136

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, Hockeredge Gardens, Westgate-On-Sea, CT8 8AN 10 December 2024 £345,000
19, Hockeredge Gardens, Westgate-On-Sea, CT8 8AN 28 October 2021 £360,000
19, Hockeredge Gardens, Westgate-On-Sea, CT8 8AN 22 October 2019 £344,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
10
Secondary
4

  1. St Saviour's Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    856 m

  2. St Crispin's Infant School

    Academy converter

    867 m

  3. Garlinge Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,154
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 509
  • Anti social behaviour 155
  • Criminal damage and arson 133
  • Other theft 78
  • Shoplifting 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

34 female, 34 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.6
CT8 8 residents
7,903

Age bands in CT8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

1,171 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

732 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,784 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,087 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

2,102 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT8 8 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+
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
36.7%
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

6

within 5 km

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    534 m

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY SQUARE, MARGATE, CT9 1QY

    ODS code G82052

    3.0 km

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    3.4 km

  • NORTHDOWN & DASHWOOD SURGERY

    NORTHDOWN PARK ROAD, MARGATE, CT9 2TR

    ODS code G82066

    4.2 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    THANET COMMUNITY HEALTH HUB, NORTHWOOD ROAD, BROADSTAIRS, CT10 2RZ

    ODS code G82219

    4.9 km

  • BETHESDA MEDICAL CENTRE

    PALM BAY AVENUE, CLIFTONVILLE, MARGATE, CT9 3NR

    ODS code G82105

    4.9 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

  • Walmer Castle

    BCT · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

  • Walmer Castle

    BCT · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

  • Norman Road

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Norman Road

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

  • St James' Park Road

    BCT · Garlinge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 005E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,193 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £352,500 from 2 recorded sales in CT8 8AN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Thanet is £268,760 in June 2026, up 0.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Saviour's Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 856 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,154 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 509 events.

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