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CT8 8RA

Westgate-on-Sea · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8RF 13 m
CT8 8FZ 14 m
CT8 8RN 16 m
CT8 8SQ 45 m
CT8 8RE 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT8 8RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2014
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT8
Postcode sector
CT8 8
Latitude
51.382177
Longitude
1.337177
British National Grid easting
632,312
British National Grid northing
170,077

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
E00125443
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
18
Primary
10
Secondary
3

  1. St Saviour's Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    383 m

  2. St Crispin's Infant School

    Academy converter

    710 m

  3. Ursuline College

    Academy converter

    839 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
917
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 421
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Other theft 69
  • Drugs 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    135 m

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    2.8 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY SQUARE, MARGATE, CT9 1QY

    ODS code G82052

    3.5 km

  • NORTHDOWN & DASHWOOD SURGERY

    NORTHDOWN PARK ROAD, MARGATE, CT9 2TR

    ODS code G82066

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Carlton Cinema

    BCT · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.0 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

  • Westgate-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

  • Westgate-on-Sea Rail Station

    RLY · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

  • Westgate-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Westgate-on-Sea

    0.1 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Saviour's Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

917 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 421 events.

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