# CT7 9LJ: area report for a postcode in Thanet

CT7 9LJ is a postcode in Thanet.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Thanet. Open the map at CT7 9LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) › [CT7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct7) › [CT7 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct7-9)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 83% on July. Thanet 008A: 18 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **Birchington-On-Sea, 490 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **No property in CT7 9LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Thanet 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **£269,708 average price**: For the whole of Thanet, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT7 9LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CT7 9LJ**: Road 52 dB, rail 55 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Birchington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchington-church-of-england-primary-school-e118693) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maple Haven Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-haven-ltd-e151768) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Llewellyn School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-llewellyn-school-and-nursery-e142859) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [King Ethelbert School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-ethelbert-school-e136584) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2025 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2024 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Birchington-On-Sea (490 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (270 m)
- Pharmacies: PAYDENS PHARMACY (290 m); COURTS PHARMACY (710 m)
- Dental practices: EGAN DENTAL CARE (470 m); STATION ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Birchington - Station Road (660 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Birchington Station Road Local (690 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Birchington (750 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Birchington The Square (950 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £269,708** (July 2026). Thanet’s average house price was £269,708 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,775** (2025). Full-time workers living in Thanet earned a median of £35,775 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 88th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Thanet costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 32.0** (2025). Thanet has a deprivation score of 32.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 26th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Thanet 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Thanet 008A has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Thanet 008A was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 10,047th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,118** (2021). Thanet 008A had 2,118 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,710th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.7%** (January 2026). In Thanet 008A, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CT7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CT7 was £320,500 in 2025. 960th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,993** (2021). CT7 had 11,993 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 840th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in CT7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.0%** (January 2026). In CT7, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet)
- Centre: 51.3776, 1.2944

Council: [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Herne Bay and Sandwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/herne-bay-and-sandwich): Sir Roger Gale (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=1.2944,51.3776,CT79LJ

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