CheckNear.me

CT8 8LY

Westbrook · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Westbrook
Local authority
Thanet
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Postcode district
CT8
Postcode sector
CT8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT9 5BD 16 m
CT9 5BE 31 m
CT9 5BG 42 m
CT9 5BB 65 m
CT9 5FL 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT8 8LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 January 2016
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT8
Postcode sector
CT8 8
Latitude
51.384002
Longitude
1.366146
British National Grid easting
634,318
British National Grid northing
170,372

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
E00190202
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 003E · E01024710
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 003 · E02005134

Postcode source versions

Explore CT8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
36
Primary
18
Secondary
6

  1. Hartsdown Academy

    Academy converter

    515 m

  2. Garlinge Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    748 m

  3. Salmestone Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,348
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,277
  • Anti social behaviour 446
  • Shoplifting 355
  • Criminal damage and arson 330
  • Other theft 209

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY SQUARE, MARGATE, CT9 1QY

    ODS code G82052

    1.6 km

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    1.9 km

  • NORTHDOWN & DASHWOOD SURGERY

    NORTHDOWN PARK ROAD, MARGATE, CT9 2TR

    ODS code G82066

    2.8 km

  • BETHESDA MEDICAL CENTRE

    PALM BAY AVENUE, CLIFTONVILLE, MARGATE, CT9 3NR

    ODS code G82105

    3.5 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82219

    3.9 km

  • MOCKETTS WOOD SURGERY

    HOPEVILLE AVENUE, ST. PETERS, BROADSTAIRS, CT10 2TR

    ODS code G82650

    4.1 km

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    4.8 km

  • SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    243 MARGATE ROAD, RAMSGATE, CT12 6SU

    ODS code G82046

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Royal Sea Bathing

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Royal Sea Bathing

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Westcliff Road

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 003E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,006 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hartsdown Academy is the nearest published school at 515 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,348 published events cover 12 months, averaging 279 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,277 events.

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