CT8 Postcode Area Information

Population
7,871
Avg Annual Income
£37,450
Full Time Employees
24.18%
Average Age
45.41

Area Overview

The postcode area is located in the Thanet, Kent postcode town, in the South East, England region.

The CT8 postcode area is located in the town of Birchington-on-Sea in Kent, England. It covers areas including Birchington, Acol, Marshside, Minster, and St Nicholas-at-Wade. The area is known for its coastal location, with beautiful beaches and stunning sea views.

In terms of amenities, the CT8 area has a range of shops, restaurants, pubs, and cafes, as well as schools, churches, and healthcare facilities. There are also leisure facilities such as parks, sports clubs, and golf courses, making it a popular choice for families and retirees alike.

Transportation in the CT8 area is provided by a number of bus routes, connecting residents to nearby towns and villages. The nearest train station is Birchington-on-Sea, which offers regular services to London and other major cities. The area is also accessible by car, with the A28 and A299 main roads passing through the postcode area.

Overall, the CT8 postcode area offers a mix of coastal living, amenities, and convenient transportation links. With its picturesque surroundings and range of facilities, it is a desirable place to live for those looking for a peaceful yet well-connected community.

A Major part of this postcode area describes a community with a younger population compared to the surrounding area, living mainly in flats.

Residents:

  • More residents are below retirement age than the average.
  • Most people live in flats, more than any other postcode in the group.
  • Few residents live in care homes or communal establishments.
  • This is the least diverse community within the "Ageing Communities" group in terms of ethnicity.

Employment:

  • Many residents work in managerial and professional roles, similar to the surrounding area.
  • Few residents have jobs in manual or basic labor positions.

A Major part of this postcode area represents a younger and less diverse community compared to the surrounding area. Residents tend to live in flats and work in professional roles.

It's important to note that this description generalizes the area and individual experiences may vary.

Electoral Wards

The postcode area covers Westbrook, Westgate-on-Sea electoral wards.

CT8 Postcode Map

Age
Ethinicity
Deprivation
Education
Occupation
Religion
CT8 Area Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of CT8 postcode area is 7,871. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the area is White: English, with a total of 7,157, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 216. In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (3,751), followed by No religion (3,537).

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (1,788), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (1,493).

Economic Status

Most people in the nearby area mentioned they are Retired (2,352), while 2,210 adults mentioned they are Employee: Full-time.

Education

Regarding education, 1,703 adults have Level 4 education, while 1,116 have Level 3 education. The most common occupations are

  • Professional occupations (557)
  • Caring, leisure and other service occupations (490), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (472)

Age

The average age of people living in area is 45 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (2695), Between 55 to 64 (2355), and Between 45 to 54 (2255).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (1,440) followed by Semi-routine occupations (951), and Intermediate occupations (843).

Postcodes in CT8

There are total 1 postcode sectors present in the CT8 (listed below). The postcode CT8 has a total of 242 postcodes.

CT8 8WT (terminated)
CT8 8LY (terminated)
sea road, CT8 8QF (terminated)
CT8 8RG (terminated)
CT8 8RA (terminated)
CT8 8QL (terminated)
CT8 8GN (terminated)
CT8 8WY (terminated)
CT8 8QN (terminated)
CT8 8YA (terminated)
CT8 8WX (terminated)
CT8 8XZ (terminated)
CT8 8XE (terminated)
CT8 8GB (terminated)
CT8 8WQ (terminated)
CT8 8BA (terminated)
CT8 8DD (terminated)
CT8 8WZ (terminated)
CT8 8WF (terminated)
CT8 8UY (terminated)
CT8 8WD (terminated)
CT8 8EQ (terminated)
CT8 8GL (terminated)
CT8 8WE (terminated)
CT8 8WA (terminated)
CT8 8QP (terminated)
CT8 8SX (terminated)
CT8 8GW (terminated)
CT8 8GT (terminated)
CT8 8JU (terminated)
CT8 8GJ (terminated)
CT8 8GF (terminated)
CT8 8GH (terminated)
CT8 8GS (terminated)
CT8 8GE (terminated)
CT8 8GY (terminated)
CT8 8RH (terminated)
CT8 8DW (terminated)
CT8 8GA (terminated)
CT8 8GD (terminated)
CT8 8DN (terminated)
CT8 8UZ (terminated)
CT8 8JA (terminated)
CT8 8JL (terminated)
CT8 8SP (terminated)
CT8 8JE (terminated)
CT8 8BU (terminated)
CT8 8UX (terminated)
CT8 8NN (terminated)
ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaCT8
Ward

Westbrook

Westgate-on-Sea

LTLA22Thanet
UTLA22Kent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland

CT8 Crime Statstics

Crime rate over the last 12 Months

Crime rate by Month

6

Anti-social behaviour

1

Bicycle theft

1

Burglary

5

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

1

Other crime

2

Public order

3

Shoplifting

2

Vehicle crime

26

Violence and sexual offences

11

Anti-social behaviour

3

Burglary

7

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

2

Other crime

4

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

2

Public order

1

Shoplifting

1

Theft from the person

1

Vehicle crime

28

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

3

Burglary

10

Criminal damage and arson

3

Drugs

2

Other crime

6

Other theft

3

Public order

1

Shoplifting

36

Violence and sexual offences

17

Anti-social behaviour

2

Burglary

8

Criminal damage and arson

2

Other crime

6

Other theft

1

Shoplifting

2

Vehicle crime

16

Violence and sexual offences

6

Anti-social behaviour

6

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

1

Other crime

2

Other theft

1

Public order

1

Vehicle crime

21

Violence and sexual offences

2

Anti-social behaviour

1

Criminal damage and arson

2

Other crime

2

Possession of weapons

3

Public order

1

Vehicle crime

24

Violence and sexual offences

3

Anti-social behaviour

2

Burglary

1

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

1

Other crime

1

Other theft

2

Public order

4

Shoplifting

2

Vehicle crime

25

Violence and sexual offences

8

Anti-social behaviour

2

Burglary

4

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

1

Other crime

5

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

3

Public order

1

Robbery

3

Vehicle crime

29

Violence and sexual offences

4

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

4

Drugs

1

Other crime

3

Other theft

2

Possession of weapons

7

Public order

5

Shoplifting

1

Theft from the person

13

Vehicle crime

39

Violence and sexual offences

8

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

3

Criminal damage and arson

3

Drugs

2

Other crime

3

Other theft

1

Public order

1

Robbery

3

Shoplifting

23

Violence and sexual offences

6

Anti-social behaviour

1

Bicycle theft

2

Burglary

8

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

1

Other crime

5

Other theft

4

Public order

1

Robbery

8

Vehicle crime

23

Violence and sexual offences

8

Anti-social behaviour

3

Burglary

6

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other crime

2

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

2

Public order

3

Robbery

1

Shoplifting

1

Theft from the person

4

Vehicle crime

22

Violence and sexual offences

7

Anti-social behaviour

1

Bicycle theft

2

Burglary

9

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other crime

3

Other theft

3

Public order

4

Shoplifting

1

Theft from the person

4

Vehicle crime

35

Violence and sexual offences

10

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

1

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

2

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

2

Public order

1

Robbery

1

Shoplifting

30

Violence and sexual offences

4

Anti-social behaviour

1

Bicycle theft

3

Burglary

6

Criminal damage and arson

2

Other crime

4

Other theft

1

Public order

1

Shoplifting

2

Vehicle crime

34

Violence and sexual offences

4

Anti-social behaviour

2

Burglary

1

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

2

Other theft

1

Public order

1

Shoplifting

1

Theft from the person

19

Violence and sexual offences

1

Burglary

2

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other crime

1

Public order

4

Shoplifting

21

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

2

Burglary

5

Criminal damage and arson

2

Other theft

4

Public order

1

Shoplifting

3

Vehicle crime

18

Violence and sexual offences

CT8 Property Statstics

Sold House Prices over the last 12 Months

Sold House Prices by Month

House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Semi-Detached£310,000.00£310,000.00 - £310,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£120,000.00£120,000.00 - £120,000.001
Terraced£232,500.00£232,500.00 - £232,500.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£480,000.00£480,000.00 - £480,000.002
Flat£321,666.67£265,000.00 - £350,000.003
Other£1,150,000.00£1,150,000.00 - £1,150,000.002
Terraced£217,000.00£217,000.00 - £217,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£195,000.00£90,000.00 - £340,000.004
Semi-Detached£500,000.00£500,000.00 - £500,000.001
Terraced£314,840.00£244,600.00 - £375,000.005
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£171,000.00£85,000.00 - £288,000.006
Terraced£303,333.33£270,000.00 - £375,000.006
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£255,000.00£255,000.00 - £255,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£105,000.00£105,000.00 - £105,000.001
Semi-Detached£290,000.00£290,000.00 - £290,000.001
Terraced£379,000.00£358,000.00 - £400,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£230,000.00£230,000.00 - £230,000.001
Terraced£310,000.00£310,000.00 - £310,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£430,000.00£430,000.00 - £430,000.001
Flat£75,000.00£75,000.00 - £75,000.001
Other£1,250,000.00£1,250,000.00 - £1,250,000.001
Semi-Detached£320,000.00£320,000.00 - £320,000.001
Terraced£291,750.00£210,000.00 - £395,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£360,000.00£360,000.00 - £360,000.002
Flat£220,000.00£220,000.00 - £220,000.001
Terraced£325,707.14£223,000.00 - £425,000.007
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£178,800.00£164,000.00 - £195,000.005
Other£149,000.00£149,000.00 - £149,000.002
Semi-Detached£375,000.00£375,000.00 - £375,000.001
Terraced£505,000.00£460,000.00 - £550,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£358,800.00£227,000.00 - £460,000.005
Flat£1,281,166.67£185,000.00 - £2,300,000.008
Semi-Detached£561,400.00£285,000.00 - £950,000.005
Terraced£338,888.89£265,000.00 - £475,000.009
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£147,500.00£147,500.00 - £147,500.001
Terraced£320,000.00£310,000.00 - £330,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£280,000.00£205,000.00 - £370,000.003
Terraced£395,250.00£268,000.00 - £522,500.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£134,000.00£79,000.00 - £205,000.003
Other£430,000.00£430,000.00 - £430,000.001
Terraced£522,000.00£522,000.00 - £522,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£460,000.00£460,000.00 - £460,000.001
Flat£197,900.00£171,000.00 - £240,000.005
Semi-Detached£369,200.00£290,000.00 - £475,000.005
Terraced£390,000.00£325,000.00 - £455,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£335,071.43£66,000.00 - £526,000.008
Semi-Detached£162,203.00£162,203.00 - £162,203.001
Terraced£335,500.00£293,500.00 - £377,500.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£278,833.33£207,000.00 - £440,000.006
Semi-Detached£310,000.00£295,000.00 - £330,000.003
Terraced£309,375.00£265,000.00 - £372,500.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£248,333.33£160,000.00 - £340,000.003
Semi-Detached£370,000.00£370,000.00 - £370,000.001
Terraced£300,930.00£255,000.00 - £331,000.006
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£183,700.00£118,000.00 - £230,000.005
Terraced£340,500.00£285,000.00 - £410,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£344,998.33£199,995.00 - £450,000.003
Semi-Detached£268,500.00£217,000.00 - £345,000.004
Terraced£675,000.00£675,000.00 - £675,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£142,666.33£94,999.00 - £195,000.003
Semi-Detached£350,000.00£350,000.00 - £350,000.001
Terraced£310,000.00£240,000.00 - £445,000.008
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£644,166.67£537,500.00 - £760,000.003
Flat£227,333.33£148,000.00 - £364,000.003
Semi-Detached£290,000.00£290,000.00 - £290,000.001
Terraced£256,666.67£220,000.00 - £290,000.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£667,500.00£210,000.00 - £1,125,000.002
Flat£283,333.33£110,000.00 - £740,000.006
Semi-Detached£304,997.50£299,995.00 - £310,000.002
Terraced£254,333.33£242,500.00 - £262,500.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£475,000.00£475,000.00 - £475,000.001
Flat£244,800.00£80,500.00 - £600,000.0010
Other£440,000.00£440,000.00 - £440,000.001
Semi-Detached£220,000.00£220,000.00 - £220,000.001
Terraced£305,666.67£242,000.00 - £370,000.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£900,000.00£900,000.00 - £900,000.001
Flat£195,000.00£95,000.00 - £295,000.002
Other£2,242,500.00£335,000.00 - £4,150,000.002
Semi-Detached£355,500.00£295,000.00 - £416,000.002
Terraced£273,916.67£182,000.00 - £357,000.006
Schools

NamePupilsAgePostcode
St Crispin's Community Primary Infant SchoolPrimary, Good267 5-7CT88EB
St Saviour's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary, Good366 7-11CT88LD
Ursuline CollegeSecondary, Good929 11-18CT88LX
Amenities
  • Bake & Alehouse, CT8 8RE
  • Bar Only, CT8 8LT
  • Ginger's, CT8 8QY
  • The Swan by the Sea, CT8 8QG
  • Westgate on Sea Social Club, CT8 8QT
  • The Sandwich Shack, CT8 8QY
  • The St Mildred's Bay, CT8 8TP
  • West Bay Cafe, CT8 8QA
  • Beano Cafe, CT8 8RB
  • D'arcys Catering Limited, CT8 8LT
  • Beano Kebab, CT8 8RB
  • Golden Palace, CT8 8NR
  • New Friendly House, CT8 8NA
  • Regency Tandoori, CT8 8RB
  • Taj Mahal, CT8 8NR
  • Butterflies Pre-School, CT8 8EB
  • Cheeky Monkeys Preschool, CT8 8QY
  • Eaton Lodge, CT8 8SN
  • Gordon Lodge, CT8 8AH
  • Ocean Swell Residential Home, CT8 8SB
  • Off the hook pizza, CT8 8PB
  • Nourish Contract Catering Ltd, CT8 8EB
  • St Crispins Breakfast Club, CT8 8EB
  • St Saviours Breakfast Club, CT8 8LD
  • St Saviours School, CT8 8LB
  • Ursuline College, CT8 8LX
  • Co-op - Westgate, CT8 8RB
  • Station Superstore, CT8 8QY
  • Best One, CT8 8RF
  • Carlton Cinema, CT8 8RE
  • Dadds Butchers, CT8 8RF
  • Edward's, CT8 8QY
  • J Prentis Greengrocers, CT8 8RB
  • Christchurch Lunch Club, CT8 8SN
  • Westgate Community Centre, CT8 8EJ
  • Westgate Town Council, CT8 8RF