CT9 postcode area guide — Thanet
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CT9 postcode district in Thanet — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CT9
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
73.2%
Gigabit-capable
73.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CT9 postcode district (Thanet) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,143 postcodes Ofcom measures in CT9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73.2%.
Around 0% of premises in CT9 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CT9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CT9 1AE | 100% | 62.1% |
| CT9 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| CT9 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CT9 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| CT9 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| CT9 1AT | 100% | 0% |
| CT9 1AU | 100% | 100% |
| CT9 1AY | 0% | 0% |
| CT9 1AZ | 100% | 0% |
| CT9 1BA | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Thanet
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Thanet district (76,552 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
88.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
72.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
91.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CT9
Police recorded 550 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CT9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 195 | 35.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 129 | 23.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 55 | 10.0% |
| Other theft | 38 | 6.9% |
| Shoplifting | 38 | 6.9% |
| Public order | 26 | 4.7% |
| Drugs | 24 | 4.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 12 | 2.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CT9
Based on 521 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CT9 is £265,000, up 1.9% on the previous year (£260,000).
Detached
£405,000
80 sales
Semi-detached
£305,000
111 sales
Terraced
£260,050
152 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
160 sales
Latest recorded sales in CT9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced | Mere Gate | CT9 5TR |
| 20 May 2026 | £220,000 | Flat | Westbrook Gardens | CT9 5DJ |
| 19 May 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Dalmeny Avenue | CT9 3NL |
| 15 May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | College Road | CT9 2SJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | Dane Hill Row | CT9 1QW |
| 15 May 2026 | £317,000 | Semi-detached | Beatrice Road | CT9 5SW |
| 13 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Lister Road | CT9 4AE |
| 13 May 2026 | £490,000 | Terraced | Warwick Road | CT9 2JU |
| 11 May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Union Crescent | CT9 1NS |
| 8 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Eastchurch Road | CT9 3JN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Thanet demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Thanet district (140,587 residents, 62,200 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.9% |
| 15–29 | 20.4% |
| 30–44 | 17.7% |
| 45–64 | 20.4% |
| 65+ | 23.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 61.4% |
| Private rented | 26.3% |
| Social rented | 7.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CT9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartsdown Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 868 | CT9 5RE |
| Cliftonville Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 845 | CT9 3LY |
| Garlinge Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 726 | CT9 5PA |
| Palm Bay Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 407 | CT9 3PP |
| Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 397 | CT9 1LU |
| Northdown Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 302 | CT9 3RE |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate | Primary | 4–11 | 284 | CT9 4BU |
| Drapers Mills Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 246 | CT9 2SP |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CT9
446 rated food businesses operate in CT9. 403 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 101 Social Club, 1st Express, 2gether Support Solutions Catering, 3 B's kitchen, Age UK Thanet.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CT9
From a sample of 350 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CT9 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 67% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
9%
Band C
57%
Band D
24%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Thanet
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.