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CT9 5DX

Westbrook · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Margate
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 5QE 77 m
CT9 5DU 109 m
CT9 5DZ 116 m
CT9 5DY 125 m
CT9 5DT 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT9 5DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT9
Postcode sector
CT9 5
Latitude
51.385065
Longitude
1.358864
British National Grid easting
633,806
British National Grid northing
170,467

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
E00125436
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 003E · E01024710
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 003 · E02005134

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Flat 2, Royal Esplanade, Westbrook, Margate, CT9 5DX 10 September 2024 £270,000
16, Flat 3, Royal Esplanade, Westbrook, Margate, CT9 5DX 29 October 2021 £270,000
20, Royal Esplanade, Westbrook, Margate, CT9 5DX 22 September 2021 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
12
Secondary
5

  1. Garlinge Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    782 m

  2. Hartsdown Academy

    Academy converter

    936 m

  3. Salmestone Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,097
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 829
  • Anti social behaviour 296
  • Shoplifting 217
  • Criminal damage and arson 186
  • Other theft 151

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

17 female, 12 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT9 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
78.9%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    1.4 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY SQUARE, MARGATE, CT9 1QY

    ODS code G82052

    2.0 km

  • NORTHDOWN & DASHWOOD SURGERY

    NORTHDOWN PARK ROAD, MARGATE, CT9 2TR

    ODS code G82066

    3.3 km

  • BETHESDA MEDICAL CENTRE

    PALM BAY AVENUE, CLIFTONVILLE, MARGATE, CT9 3NR

    ODS code G82105

    3.9 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82219

    4.4 km

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    4.4 km

  • MOCKETTS WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82650

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cliffe Avenue

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Cliffe Avenue

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Rancorn Road

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.2 miles

  • Westcliff Road

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.2 miles

  • Bridge Road

    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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
8
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £270,000 from 3 recorded sales in CT9 5DX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Thanet is £268,760 in June 2026, up 0.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

27 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 5 secondary schools. Garlinge Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 782 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,097 published events cover 12 months, averaging 174.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 829 events.

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