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Thinking of living at CT9 3NR? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bay Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Cliftonville Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| Northdown Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Drapers Mills Primary Academy | Primary | 1.9 km | 51% met the expected standard |
| Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 31% met the expected standard |
| St George's Church of England Foundation School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 1.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dane Court Grammar School | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 65.3 · 26.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Charles Dickens School | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hartsdown Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 32.1 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Royal Harbour Academy | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 28.9 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Life Skills Enterprise | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Parkview Academy | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Walpole Bay Tidal Pool | 810 m | 12 |
| Tennis | North Foreland Golf Club | 2.0 km | 10 |
| Bowls | Thanet Indoor Bowls Centre | 860 m | 5 |
| Sailing | Foreness Waterski and Boat Club | 310 m | 3 |
| Yoga | Red Hot Pilates | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Bugsy's Tenpin Bowling | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Football | Ramsgate Youth FC | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Revolution Skate Park | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Margate Cricket Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Hartsdown Leisure Centre | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Waterski | Foreness Waterski and Boat Club | 310 m | 1 |
| Pool | Frames Pool & Snooker | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Frames Pool & Snooker | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Judo | Thanet Judo Kwai | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Golf | North Foreland Golf Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Thanet Wanderers Clubhouse | 2.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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 Margate, a drive away (3.0 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Harbledown Gardens, 400 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 8A).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 67 minutes away by public transport (44 by car).
The nearest primary school is Palm Bay Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 59% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is St George's Church of England Foundation School, 3.2 km away; Attainment 8: 37.7 · 1.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Dane Court Grammar School (2.7 km) and Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (5.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 800 m away, with The Village Pantry closer still (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bethesda Medical Centre (under 50 m), with Woolls Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Keith Graham Hairdressing is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, 2.3 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Palm Bay Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Foreness Waterski and Boat Club the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 25 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 34% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 107 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Northdown Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Urban Fitness (1.2 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Botany Bay, Broadstairs, 1.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
11 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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| Cross Keys Learning | Independent | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 0.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Southend is 54 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 99 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 53% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 34% are 65 or over.
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.