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CT9 5AY

Westbrook · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Westbrook
Local authority
Thanet
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Postcode district
CT9
Postcode sector
CT9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT9 5AX 24 m
CT9 5AU 45 m
CT9 5FH 53 m
CT9 5BB 87 m
CT9 5NT 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT9 5AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2020
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT9
Postcode sector
CT9 5
Latitude
51.384795
Longitude
1.367656
British National Grid easting
634,419
British National Grid northing
170,465

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
18
Secondary
6

  1. Hartsdown Academy

    Academy converter

    564 m

  2. Garlinge Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    878 m

  3. Salmestone Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,754
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,473
  • Anti social behaviour 487
  • Shoplifting 408
  • Criminal damage and arson 363
  • Other theft 226

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT9 5 residents
11,234

Age bands in CT9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,953 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,185 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,916 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

3,150 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

2,241 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

    1.4 km

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    2.0 km

  • NORTHDOWN & DASHWOOD SURGERY

    NORTHDOWN PARK ROAD, MARGATE, CT9 2TR

    ODS code G82066

    2.7 km

  • BETHESDA MEDICAL CENTRE

    PALM BAY AVENUE, CLIFTONVILLE, MARGATE, CT9 3NR

    ODS code G82105

    3.3 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

    4.0 km

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    5.0 km

  • SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    243 MARGATE ROAD, RAMSGATE, CT12 6SU

    ODS code G82046

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Royal Sea Bathing

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.0 miles

  • Royal Sea Bathing

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.0 miles

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Nayland Rock

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.2 miles

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.2 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 564 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,754 published events cover 12 months, averaging 312.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,473 events.

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