MARINE DRIVE, CT9 1DJ House Prices & Local Information

CT9 1DJ is an up-and-coming urban area on Marine Drive in Margate. Administratively it sits within Margate Central ward and the North Thanet constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a market squares zone — traditional retail areas with professional services and self-employed, often in market towns and higher status areas. The 33 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 67% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are high (238 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: Average house prices are around £306k, up 13.0% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for CT9 1DJ are sourced from Output Area E00125263 (shared with 40 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.