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CT8 8FN

Westgate-on-Sea · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Local authority
Thanet
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Postcode district
CT8
Postcode sector
CT8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT8 8LH 59 m
CT8 8LD 63 m
CT8 8PA 74 m
CT8 8PG 110 m
CT8 8FD 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT8 8FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT8
Postcode sector
CT8 8
Latitude
51.380190
Longitude
1.332734
British National Grid easting
632,013
British National Grid northing
169,842

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Thanet · E07000114
Electoral ward
Westgate-on-Sea · E05005103
Parish or community
E04012472
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00125461
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 007C · E01024714
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 007 · E02005138

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
8
Secondary
3

  1. St Saviour's Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    63 m

  2. Ursuline College

    Academy converter

    459 m

  3. St Crispin's Infant School

    Academy converter

    550 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
883
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 405
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 105
  • Other theft 65
  • Shoplifting 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    510 m

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    2.5 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY SQUARE, MARGATE, CT9 1QY

    ODS code G82052

    3.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Domneva Road

    BCT · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

  • Domneva Road

    BCT · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.2 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.2 miles

  • Carlton Cinema

    BCT · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.2 miles

  • St Mildred's Road

    BCT · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 007C, 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

13,183 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Saviour's Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 63 m.

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

Recorded crime

883 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 405 events.

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