# CT9 5QZ: area report for a postcode in Thanet

CT9 5QZ 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 CT9 5QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) › [CT9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9) › [CT9 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9-5)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Thanet 005A: 116 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **Margate, 620 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **No property in CT9 5QZ 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=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Thanet 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **£269,708 average price**: For the whole of Thanet, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **No gigabit broadband at CT9 5QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CT9 5QZ**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **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=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hartsdown Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hartsdown-academy-e136571) | Secondary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 35.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Salmestone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salmestone-primary-school-e138438) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-margate-e140873) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Garlinge Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garlinge-primary-school-and-nursery-e135212) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/margate-holy-trinity-and-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e118694) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Drapers Mills Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drapers-mills-primary-academy-e139021) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkview Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkview-academy-e144475) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Liberty College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liberty-college-e144785) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £502,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| May 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 390 m |
| September 2023 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| February 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| December 2024 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| January 2025 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| July 2026 | £532,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Margate (620 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (980 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (730 m); PORTMAN SMILE CLINIC MARGATE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Margate Canterbury Rd Express (740 m, Tesco)

## 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 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.8** (2025). Thanet 005A has a deprivation score of 44.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,396th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £317,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Thanet 005A was £317,500 in 2025. Joint 14,145th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,483** (2021). Thanet 005A had 1,483 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,307th least 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Thanet 005A, 94.7% 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.

## CT9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CT9 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 46,520** (2021). CT9 had 46,520 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 276th most 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 CT9 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: 74.5%** (January 2026). In CT9, 74.5% 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: 51.3799, 1.3734

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=1.3734,51.3799,CT95QZ

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