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On Victoria Road, in Ramsgate Harbour
What it's like at CT11 8BS: every home that has sold on Victoria Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Victoria Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
7 of the 85 homes on the street are owned by companies.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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.
The nearest park is Victoria Gardens, 550 m away; for exercise, Ramsgate Sports Centre (900 m).
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.
East Thanet constituency: Ms Polly Billington MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,971 (16.3%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Conservative 24%, Reform UK 20%, Green Party 11%.
50 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CT11 8BS →
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.
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Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Victoria Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 70 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 37 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 75.5% | 88.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 22.6% | 10.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Faversham Swimming Pools · about 36 min
Nearest: Crabble Athletic Ground · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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