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CT9 5RL

Garlinge · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Margate
Ward
Garlinge
Local authority
Thanet
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Postcode district
CT9
Postcode sector
CT9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT9 5QA 55 m
CT9 5BY 64 m
CT9 5RW 96 m
CT9 5DF 113 m
CT9 5EY 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT9 5RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT9
Postcode sector
CT9 5
Latitude
51.381206
Longitude
1.362649
British National Grid easting
634,089
British National Grid northing
170,050

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Thanet · E07000114
Electoral ward
Garlinge · E05005091
Parish or community
E43000241
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00125240
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 005C · E01024674
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 005 · E02005136

Postcode source versions

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Property

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Argyle Gardens, Margate, CT9 5RL 7 March 2025 £520,000
3, Argyle Gardens, Margate, CT9 5RL 24 January 2025 £310,000
4, Argyle Gardens, Margate, CT9 5RL 20 September 2024 £381,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
17
Secondary
6

  1. Garlinge Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    363 m

  2. Hartsdown Academy

    Academy converter

    495 m

  3. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,593
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,059
  • Anti social behaviour 369
  • Criminal damage and arson 236
  • Shoplifting 219
  • Other theft 178

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT9 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    1.7 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY SQUARE, MARGATE, CT9 1QY

    ODS code G82052

    1.9 km

  • NORTHDOWN & DASHWOOD SURGERY

    NORTHDOWN PARK ROAD, MARGATE, CT9 2TR

    ODS code G82066

    3.0 km

  • BETHESDA MEDICAL CENTRE

    PALM BAY AVENUE, CLIFTONVILLE, MARGATE, CT9 3NR

    ODS code G82105

    3.8 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

    4.2 km

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    4.6 km

  • SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    243 MARGATE ROAD, RAMSGATE, CT12 6SU

    ODS code G82046

    4.9 km

  • NEWINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    100 NEWINGTON ROAD, RAMSGATE, CT12 6EW

    ODS code G82150

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Maynard Avenue

    BCT · Garlinge

    0.1 miles

  • Waverley Road

    BCT · Garlinge

    0.1 miles

  • Waverley Road

    BCT · Garlinge

    0.1 miles

  • Burlington Gardens

    BCT · Garlinge

    0.1 miles

  • Westcliff Road

    BCT · Westbrook

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 005C, 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

19,667 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £420,500 from 4 recorded sales in CT9 5RL. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 6 secondary schools. Garlinge Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,593 published events cover 12 months, averaging 216.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,059 events.

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