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Thinking of living at CT11 8BS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
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| St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 500 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Priory Infant School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Newlands Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate | Primary | 1.5 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 64 · 28.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Charles Dickens School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dane Court Grammar School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 65.3 · 26.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Royal Harbour Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 28.9 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St George's Church of England Foundation School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 1.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Lawrence College Junior School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| The Old Priory School | Independent | 1.2 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Ramsgate Sands | 620 m | 10 |
| Tennis | Montefiore Games Centre | 910 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Thanet Bowls Club | 950 m | 4 |
| Football | St. Lukes Ball Court | 330 m | 3 |
| Golf | Manston Golf Centre | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Royal Temple Yacht Club | 750 m | 2 |
| Skateboard | Coleman Crescent Community Skate Park | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Basketball | St. Lukes Ball Court | 330 m | 1 |
| Boules | Charlotte Court Petanque | 590 m | 1 |
| Snooker | The Odds Social & Snooker Club | 820 m | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Ramsgate Sports Centre | 900 m | 1 |
| Cricket | Broadstairs Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Bicycle | Coleman Crescent Community Skate Park | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Athletics | The Royal Harbour Academy (Upper Site) | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Hornets Boxing Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Bannatyne Health Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Dumpton Park, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 45k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Margate.
The nearest bus stop is Poldark Court, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 48, 48A); 62 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 53 minutes away by public transport (37 by car).
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 64 · 28.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (0.3 km) and Dane Court Grammar School (3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 450 m away, with Toll Gate Kiosk closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Grange Practice (250 m), with Paydens the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Sian Hair & Beauty is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, 5.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 55% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 73 restaurants and cafés and 30 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Granville Theatre is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Montefiore Arms the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (29 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 224 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 64% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Ramsgate, Ramsgate Conservation Area).
There are 295 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (61%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 59% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 253 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
37 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Maple Tree Primary School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
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The nearest park is Victoria Gardens, 550 m away; for exercise, Ramsgate Sports Centre (900 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Ramsgate Sands, 500 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 57 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 102 km.
Many neighbours rent: 45% of households rent privately and 16% socially.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.