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CT7 postcode area · Thanet

The CT7 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Canterbury, Thanet. Area Scores range from 4 to 62 across them. Every full CT7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CT7 district: Cliftonville East & Kingsgate scores 63 out of 100 (#2,541 of 6,856 nationally) while Margate Town sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 58 points apart on the index. 3 of the 7 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £225,000 in Margate Town to £386,500 in Cliftonville East & Kingsgate — a 1.7× gap within the CT7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Canterbury and Thanet — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,391a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime80per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CT7 district

£320,500median home sold over the past year · +14.5% over 5 years · +1.7% over the year · 210 sales
Detached£437,000
Semi-detached£310,000
Terraced£290,000
Flat£197,500
Thanet£295,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Cliftonville East & KingsgateThanet 2,54163 £386,500
BirchingtonThanet 3,50149 £340,000
Hoath, Hersden & LittlebourneCanterbury 3,74145 £384,500
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-WadeThanet 4,31037 £305,200
WestgateThanet 4,74231 £270,000
SalmestoneThanet 5,60518 £270,000
Margate TownThanet 6,5454 £225,000

People living in CT7 Census 2021

Residents57,008
Median age (est.)47
Density419per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 9%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CT7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CT7 district.

Cliftonville

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CT7.

CT12 CT9 CT8 CT10 CT11 CT13 CT3 CT14

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.