CT9 1BS

Margate Central · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Thanet
Constituency
East Thanet
Postcode district
CT9
Postcode sector
CT9 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT9 1DN 0 m
CT9 1XY 17 m
CT9 1FB 42 m
CT9 1DX 46 m
CT9 1JN 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT9 1BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2004
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT9
Postcode sector
CT9 1
Latitude
51.387754
Longitude
1.381085
British National Grid easting
635,338
British National Grid northing
170,837

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Thanet · E07000114
Parish or community
E43000241
Westminster constituency
East Thanet · E14001216
Output area
E00125263
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 001F · E01035316
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 001 · E02005132

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
18
Secondary
6
  1. Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    358 m
  2. Salmestone Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  3. Parkview Academy

    Other independent special school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,780
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,946
  • Anti social behaviour 668
  • Criminal damage and arson 432
  • Shoplifting 411
  • Other theft 284

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT9 1 residents
7,661

Age bands in CT9 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

1,596 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

922 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.1%

2,573 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

2,001 residents

Age 65 and over
11.4%

916 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

    469 m

  • NORTHDOWN & DASHWOOD SURGERY

    NORTHDOWN PARK ROAD, MARGATE, CT9 2TR

    ODS code G82066

    1.8 km

  • BETHESDA MEDICAL CENTRE

    PALM BAY AVENUE, CLIFTONVILLE, MARGATE, CT9 3NR

    ODS code G82105

    2.4 km

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    3.0 km

  • MOCKETTS WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82650

    3.5 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82219

    3.6 km

  • BROADSTAIRS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE BROADWAY, BROADSTAIRS, CT10 2AJ

    ODS code G82796

    4.7 km

  • SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    243 MARGATE ROAD, RAMSGATE, CT12 6SU

    ODS code G82046

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Cecil Square

    BCT · Margate

    0.0 miles
  • Cecil Square

    BCT · Margate

    0.0 miles
  • Cecil Square

    BCT · Margate

    0.0 miles
  • Cecil Square

    BCT · Margate

    0.0 miles
  • Magistrates Court

    TXR · Margate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 001F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

897 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 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. Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 358 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,780 published events cover 12 months, averaging 398.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,946 events.

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