# CT8 8RU: area report for a postcode in Thanet

CT8 8RU 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 CT8 8RU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) › [CT8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct8) › [CT8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **51 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 113% on July. Thanet 007D: 120 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **Westgate-On-Sea, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **No property in CT8 8RU 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=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Thanet 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **£269,708 average price**: For the whole of Thanet, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT8 8RU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **Low road and rail noise at CT8 8RU**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **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=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Saviour's Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-saviours-church-of-england-junior-school-e118695) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Crispin's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-crispins-infant-school-e152231) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Ursuline College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ursuline-college-e141628) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Garlinge Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garlinge-primary-school-and-nursery-e135212) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Ethelbert School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-ethelbert-school-e136584) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hartsdown Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hartsdown-academy-e136571) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 35.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £139,700 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £318,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £362,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2024 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Westgate-On-Sea (330 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WESTGATE SURGERY (310 m)
- Pharmacies: PAYDENS PHARMACY (390 m); BOOTS (390 m); BAXTERS PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: MYDENTIST (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Westgate-On-Sea (220 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Garlinge Margate BP (780 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.3** (2025). Thanet 007D has a deprivation score of 31.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,650th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Thanet 007D was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,899** (2021). Thanet 007D had 1,899 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,251st 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: 80.0%** (January 2026). In Thanet 007D, 80.0% 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.

## CT8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £268,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CT8 was £268,750 in 2025. Joint 890th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 7,871** (2021). CT8 had 7,871 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 611th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CT8 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: 84.4%** (January 2026). In CT8, 84.4% 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: 51.3826, 1.3427

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=1.3427,51.3826,CT88RU

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