# CT9

Postcode district covering Margate and Cliftonville, in Thanet.

CT9 is a postcode district covering Margate and Cliftonville, in Thanet. Median sale price £275,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 146.4 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code CT9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct)

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 CT9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CT9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in CT9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CT9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 615 homes were sold in CT9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CT9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CT9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CT9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CT9 had 46,520 usual residents at the census.

## How CT9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CT9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £275,000 | 4th cheapest | 21 postcode districts, CT · 2025 |
| Population | 46,520 | most populated | 21 postcode districts, CT · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 21 postcode districts, CT · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 74.5% | 6th lowest | 21 postcode districts, CT · Jan 2026 |

## Is CT9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CT9 at a rate of 146.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across the CT postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 728 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CT9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,656), anti-social behaviour (1,419) and other crime (994).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CT9 was 156.6 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 CT9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CT9 has no single figure. Of its 29 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CT9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thanet 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024657) | 2,510 | 166.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 78.0% |
| [Thanet 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024658) | 2,275 | 129.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 62.1% |
| [Thanet 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024659) | 1,717 | 123.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.2% |
| [Thanet 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024660) | 1,864 | 97.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 67.0% |
| [Thanet 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01035316) | 1,109 | 580.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 27.9% |
| [Thanet 001G](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01035317) | 1,160 | 426.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 61.9% |
| [Thanet 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024653) | 1,669 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 25.4% |
| [Thanet 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024654) | 1,584 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.2% |
| [Thanet 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024655) | 1,513 | 31.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.1% |
| [Thanet 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024656) | 1,671 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 81.3% |
| [Thanet 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024676) | 2,153 | 550.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 61.0% |
| [Thanet 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024677) | 1,811 | 83.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Thanet 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024695) | 1,325 | 108.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| [Thanet 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024697) | 1,204 | 78.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.5% |
| [Thanet 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024710) | 1,502 | 171.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.9% |
| [Thanet 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024661) | 1,561 | 176.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.3% |
| [Thanet 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024664) | 1,592 | 78.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Thanet 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024665) | 1,541 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.9% |
| [Thanet 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024694) | 1,649 | 188.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 71.6% |
| [Thanet 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024696) | 1,540 | 157.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 65.7% |
| [Thanet 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024672) | 1,483 | 115.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.7% |
| [Thanet 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024673) | 1,869 | 106.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.8% |
| [Thanet 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024674) | 1,636 | 22.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Thanet 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024711) | 1,443 | 104.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.8% |
| [Thanet 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024712) | 1,617 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [Thanet 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024662) | 1,536 | 184.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 55.3% |
| [Thanet 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024663) | 1,571 | 155.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 41.3% |
| [Thanet 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01024666) | 1,606 | 83.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 59.7% |
| [Thanet 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/neighbourhood/e01035318) | 1,527 | 123.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 45.5% |

## Your MP

- [East Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-thanet): Ms Polly Billington (Labour), MP since July 2024. 77% of the people here.
- [Herne Bay and Sandwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/herne-bay-and-sandwich): Sir Roger Gale (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 23% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in CT9

[Cliftonville East & Kingsgate](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/cliftonville-east-and-kingsgate), [Cliftonville West](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/cliftonville-west), [Dane Valley & Northdown Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/dane-valley-and-northdown-hill), [Margate Town](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/margate-town), [Salmestone](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/salmestone), [Westbrook & Garlinge](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet/westbrook-and-garlinge)

## Postcode sectors in CT9

[CT9 1 (238 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9-1), [CT9 2 (239 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9-2), [CT9 3 (275 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9-3), [CT9 4 (193 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9-4), [CT9 5 (237 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9-5), [CT9 9 (34 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9-9)

## Council

[Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet)

## Towns in CT9

[Margate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/margate)

## Postcode districts next to CT9

[CT7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct7), [CT8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct8), [CT10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct10), [CT12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Margate (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.3720,51.3854), [Westgate-On-Sea (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.3384,51.3815), [Ramsgate (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.4065,51.3408), [Thanet Parkway (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.3618,51.3308)

## More in the CT postcode area

[All CT postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CT9 in brief

CT9 is a postcode district covering Margate and Cliftonville, in Thanet.
About 47,303 people lived in CT9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,000 in 2025 across 615 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 146.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CT9 was £275,000 in 2025.
CT9 had 46,520 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CT9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CT9, 74.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CT9
- Postcode area: [CT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct)
- Constituency: [East Thanet †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-thanet)
- Council: [Thanet †](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet)
- Area: 17.78 km²
- People, mid-2024: 47,303*
- Neighbourhoods: 29
- Output areas: 148

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CT10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct10), [CT12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct12), [CT8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct8), [CT7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct7)

## Latest updates for CT9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CT9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct9