CT9 3HL postcode in Margate, Kent

CT9 3HL is a postcode in Margate, in the Cliftonville East ward of Thanet. It is in the East Thanet parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Thanet: 79% Typical price £310,000 Homes sold in CT9 3, last 12 months. ▼ 3.1% on the year before Nearest station Broadstairs 3.3 km in a straight line

Where CT9 3HL is, and what is near it

Map of CT9 3HL and what is near it Map of CT9 3HL: its centre point, with the 274 other postcodes in the CT9 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CT9 3BY: also in CT9 3CT9 3DE: also in CT9 3CT9 3DF: also in CT9 3CT9 3DP: also in CT9 3CT9 3DR: also in CT9 3CT9 3DS: also in CT9 3CT9 3DT: also in CT9 3CT9 3DU: also in CT9 3CT9 3DX: also in CT9 3CT9 3DY: also in CT9 3CT9 3DZ: also in CT9 3CT9 3EA: also in CT9 3CT9 3EB: also in CT9 3CT9 3ED: also in CT9 3CT9 3EE: also in CT9 3CT9 3EF: also in CT9 3CT9 3EG: also in CT9 3CT9 3EJ: also in CT9 3CT9 3EN: also in CT9 3CT9 3EP: also in CT9 3CT9 3EQ: also in CT9 3CT9 3ER: also in CT9 3CT9 3ES: also in CT9 3CT9 3ET: also in CT9 3CT9 3EU: also in CT9 3CT9 3EW: also in CT9 3CT9 3EY: also in CT9 3CT9 3EZ: also in CT9 3CT9 3FE: also in CT9 3CT9 3HH: also in CT9 3CT9 3HJ: also in CT9 3CT9 3HN: also in CT9 3CT9 3HP: also in CT9 3CT9 3HQ: also in CT9 3CT9 3HR: also in CT9 3CT9 3HS: also in CT9 3CT9 3HT: also in CT9 3CT9 3HU: also in CT9 3CT9 3HW: also in CT9 3CT9 3HX: also in CT9 3CT9 3HY: also in CT9 3CT9 3HZ: also in CT9 3CT9 3JA: also in CT9 3CT9 3JB: also in CT9 3CT9 3JD: also in CT9 3CT9 3JE: also in CT9 3CT9 3JF: also in CT9 3CT9 3JG: also in CT9 3CT9 3JH: also in CT9 3CT9 3JL: also in CT9 3CT9 3JN: also in CT9 3CT9 3JQ: also in CT9 3CT9 3JW: also in CT9 3CT9 3NP: also in CT9 3CT9 3NR: also in CT9 3CT9 3NW: also in CT9 3CT9 3PP: also in CT9 3CT9 3SE: also in CT9 3 School 1.4 kmMargate station 3.8 kmCliftonville East CT9 3HL Map of CT9 3HL and what is near it Map of CT9 3HL: its centre point, with the 274 other postcodes in the CT9 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. St Anthony's School 1.6 kmCliftonville East CT9 3HL
  • CT9 3HL
  • Other postcodes in CT9 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3896, longitude 1.4268)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CT9 3HL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CT9 3HL?

Every home and business at CT9 3HL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Thanet: 79%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Thanet: 98%

The line marks the figure across Thanet.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CT9 3HL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Thanet District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Thanet District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CT9 3HL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CT9 3HL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Thanet

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CT9 3HL: 1,624 properties in Thanet are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Thanet

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CT9 3HL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CT9 3HL?

Homes in CT9 3 sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 129 sales, down 3.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£310,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£320,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £415,000 43 sales
  • Semi-detached £312,500 34 sales
  • Terraced £265,250 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £222,500 18 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CT9 district: a typical £277,500 from 495 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CT9 3HL

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in CT9 3HL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 January 2025. The middle price was £297,500, from £245,000 to £385,000. Across CT9 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £310,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CT9 3HL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around CT9 3HL. Over half of them (55%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (77%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CT9 3HL

Band D in Thanet for 2026‑27: £2,491. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,661 (band A) to £4,152 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,214.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,661
Band Babout 100 (13%)£1,937
Band Cabout 420 (55%)£2,214
Band Dabout 130 (17%)£2,491
Band Eabout 60 (8%)£3,044
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,598
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,152
Band Hfewer than 5£4,982

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 77% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Thanet before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CT9 3HL is in (ONS area E01024653), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CT9 3HL?

The nearest open schools to CT9 3HL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT9 3HL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CT9 3HL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT9 3HL is Broadstairs Rail Station, 3.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Broadstairs Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Margate Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Knockholt Road, 50 m away.

More stations near CT9 3HL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CT9 3HL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT9 3HL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CT9 3HL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CT9 3HL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CT9 3HL?

The nearest to the centre of CT9 3HL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CT9 3HL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CT9 3HL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT9 3HL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CT9 3HL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT9 3HL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CT9 3HL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT9 3HL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CT9 3HL in a conservation area?

The centre of CT9 3HL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CT9 3HL?

Police.uk records 47 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT9 3HL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Other theft5 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Burglary3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: public order 2, bicycle theft 2, drugs 2, other crime 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CT9 3HL

Ward
Cliftonville East
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Margate
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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