CT8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Margate and Westgate-on-Sea, in Thanet.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CT8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CT8, 84.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CT8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CT8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CT8 at a rate of 76.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across CT.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CT8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (272), anti-social behaviour (106) and other crime (105).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CT8 was 72.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CT8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CT8 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CT8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanet 007B | 1,844 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.9% |
| Thanet 007C | 1,680 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.7% |
| Thanet 007D | 1,899 | 120.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 80.0% |
| Thanet 007E | 2,095 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.5% |
MPs for CT8
- Sir Roger GaleConservativeMP for Herne Bay and Sandwich100% of CT8’s postcodes
- Ms Polly BillingtonLabourMP for East Thanet0.5% of CT8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CT81
Postcode sectors in CT81
Council1
Towns in CT81
Postcode districts next to CT82
Nearest rail stations4
More in the CT postcode area2
CT8 in brief
CT8 is a postcode district covering Margate and Westgate-on-Sea, in Thanet.
About 7,802 people lived in CT8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £268,750 in 2025 across 146 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 76.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CT8 was £268,750 in 2025.
CT8 had 7,871 usual residents at the census.
In CT8, 84.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CT8, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.