CT9 postcode area · Thanet

The CT9 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Thanet. Area Scores range from 0 to 62 across them. Every full CT9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CT9 district: Cliftonville East & Kingsgate scores 63 out of 100 (#2,541 of 6,856 nationally) while Cliftonville West sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 62 points apart on the index. 6 of the 10 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 £182,000 in Cliftonville West to £386,500 in Cliftonville East & Kingsgate — a 2.1× gap within the CT9 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,571a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime101per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied62%

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 CT9 district

£278,250median home sold over the past year · +18.4% over 5 years · -2.4% over the year · 556 sales
Detached£422,500
Semi-detached£319,000
Terraced£270,000
Flat£162,000
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
Westbrook & GarlingeThanet 4,19339 £340,000
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-WadeThanet 4,31037 £305,200
Westwood, Northwood & BromstoneThanet 4,71431 £285,000
WestgateThanet 4,74231 £270,000
SalmestoneThanet 5,60518 £270,000
Margate TownThanet 6,5454 £225,000
Dane Valley & Northdown HillThanet 6,5584 £271,250
Cliftonville WestThanet 6,7981 £182,000

People living in CT9 Census 2021

Residents84,178
Median age (est.)45
Density952per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above25%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 12%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 CT9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CT9 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CT9.

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.