CT9 2YW

Birchington North · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Thanet
Postcode district
CT9
Postcode sector
CT9 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT7 9NQ 40 m
CT7 9QE 49 m
CT7 9QF 50 m
CT7 9NH 62 m
CT7 9NG 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT9 2YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT9
Postcode sector
CT9 2
Latitude
51.379320
Longitude
1.286489
British National Grid easting
628,800
British National Grid northing
169,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Thanet · E07000114
Parish or community
E04005081
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00125041
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 008A · E01024636
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 008 · E02005139

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Birchington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km
  2. Maple Haven Ltd

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km
  3. The Llewellyn School and Nursery

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
337
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 132
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Other theft 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT9 2 residents
11,557

Age bands in CT9 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.5%

2,363 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,150 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.9%

3,287 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.3%

2,561 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

1,646 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    852 m

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Walker Lane

    BCT · Minnis Bay

    0.0 miles
  • Canute Road

    BCT · Minnis Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Dane Road

    BCT · Minnis Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Dane Road

    BCT · Minnis Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Gallwey Avenue

    BCT · Minnis Bay

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 008A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,062 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Birchington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

337 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 132 events.

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