Fort Crescent, Margate, CT9 1HB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CT9 1HB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	51.8%	-0.6%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	47.6%	48.2%	0.6%	49.0%	-0.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CT9 1HB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	49.9%	61.8%	11.9%	37.9%	23.9%
Married: Opposite sex	27%	13.8%	-13.2%	44.2%	-30.4%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.9%	5.5%	-0.4%	2.2%	3.3%
Divorced	13.2%	17.5%	4.3%	9.1%	8.4%
Widowed	3.5%	1.4%	-2.1%	6.1%	-4.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.3%	41.6%	2.3%	48.4%	-6.8%
Good health	38.8%	34.5%	-4.3%	33.6%	0.9%
Fair health	13.8%	13.5%	-0.3%	12.7%	0.8%
Bad health	6.6%	8.2%	1.6%	4.0%	4.2%
Very bad health	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	1.2%	0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.9%	18.7%	-11.2%	18.2%	0.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.8%	15%	-0.8%	9.6%	5.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	8.4%	-7.7%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	7.5%	5.7%	5.3%	2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	12.6%	2.6%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	14.4%	36.9%	22.5%	33.8%	3.1%
Other	12%	0.9%	-11.1%	2.8%	-1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0%	1.8%	1.8%	3.1%	-1.3%
Pakistani	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	2.5%	-2.1%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.2%	1.8%	1.6%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.3%
White	89.9%	85.1%	-4.8%	81.4%	3.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.1%	0.6%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.7%	2.5%	1.8%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.5%	80.8%	4.3%	83.2%	-2.4%
European Union	17.3%	14.2%	-3.1%	6.1%	8.1%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	2.2%	0.7%	-1.5%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	5.6%	-3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.7%	80.8%	5.1%	83.2%	-2.4%
10+ Years	6.4%	14.6%	8.2%	9.8%	4.8%
5-10 Years	9%	3.2%	-5.8%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	3.7%	1.1%	-2.6%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	5.3%	0.4%	-4.9%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.9%	76.7%	-13.8%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Lithuania	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	8.8%	1.5%	7.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	23.7%	13.5%	10.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	58%	37.2%	20.8%
Christian	29.9%	46.2%	-16.3%
Buddhist	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Muslim	1.1%	6.5%	-5.4%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Fort Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fort Crescent was 126.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.0% lower than the Cliftonville West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fort Crescent has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West and the 120th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 72.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -63.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,600

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CT9 1HB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fort Crescent are based on 152 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Thanet.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Fort Crescent, Margate, CT9 1HB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CT9 1HB

Average Price
£214,146

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£214,146

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fort Crescent

Average Price
£229,064

Semi-Detached
£157,838

Terraced
£403,936

Detached
£946,754

Flats/Maisonettes
£183,441

Other
£143,984

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fort CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 19 Temeraire Court Fort Crescent, Margate, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£294,000	2024-11-29	£296,966
Flat 16 Temeraire Court Fort Crescent, Margate, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2022-10-24	£155,978
Flat 19 Temeraire Court Fort Crescent, Margate, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2021-12-03	£317,112
Flat 1 Temeraire Court Fort Crescent, Margate, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£199,000	2021-08-20	£200,110
Flat 4 Temeraire Court Fort Crescent, Margate, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£236,000	2021-03-19	£246,392

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CT9 1HB

Employment

CT9 1HB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	63
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	30
Retired	23
Looking after home or family	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Other	13
Student (economically inactive)	9
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Manufacturing	21
Construction	17
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Education	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	7
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School St John's Road , CT9 1LU	3out of 4	788 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Drapers Mills Primary Academy St Peter's Footpath , CT9 2SP	3out of 4	1,668 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Salmestone Primary School College Road , CT9 4DB	3out of 4	1,680 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cliftonville Primary School Northumberland Avenue , Cliftonville CT9 3LY	4out of 4	1,756 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate Nash Road , CT9 4BU	2out of 4	2,011 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hartsdown Academy George V Avenue , CT9 5RE	2out of 4	1,941 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dane Court Grammar School Broadstairs Road , CT10 2RT	4out of 4	4,524 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Charles Dickens School Broadstairs Road , CT10 2RL	2out of 4	4,685 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ursuline College 225 Canterbury Road , CT8 8LX	3out of 4	4,752 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road , CT7 9BL	3out of 4	5,158 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St George's Church of England Foundation School Westwood Road , CT10 2LH	3out of 4	4,149 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lighthouse School 24 Clarendon Road , Cliftonville CT9 2QJ	- not rated	965 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkview Academy 8 Approach Road , Margate CT9 2AN	- not rated	1,085 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Tree 29 All Saints Avenue , Margate CT9 5QN	- not rated	1,852 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Anthony's School St Anthony's Way , CT9 3RA	3out of 4	2,194 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Enterprise Learning Alliance Westwood Centre , Westwood Industrial Estate CT9 4JA	3out of 4	3,042 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Georgette in Margate Ltd	49 Trinity Square, Margate	80 yd
Hays Hot Sandwiches	49 Trinity Square, Margate	80 yd
Lilie's	3 Cliff Terrace, Margate	107 yd
Bar Nothing	17 Cliff Terrace, Margate	154 yd
Daisy	19 Cliff Terrace, Margate	154 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rose in June	49 Trinity Square, Margate	80 yd
The Cliff Bar	Lido Pleasure Centre, Cliff Terrace	157 yd
Barnacles	2 Fort Hill, Margate	407 yd
Mae's Bar	8 Fort Hill, Margate	407 yd
The Little Prince	8 Fort Hill, Margate	407 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bomba Kebab Pizza	6 Cliff Terrace, Margate	154 yd
Thanet Tasty Chicken	47 Northdown Road, Margate	230 yd
Direct Pizza	14-16 Northdown Road, Margate	237 yd
The Master Cook	70 Northdown Road, Margate	297 yd
Kebab House	110 Northdown Road, Margate	394 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Limited	Zion Place, Margate	92 yd
Morrisons	6 College Walk, Margate	472 yd
Iceland Foods Limited	Iceland Foods Plc, 8-10 College Walk	484 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Royal School For Deaf Children (Closed) Victoria Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	831 yd
Dane Park Dane Road	grass pitches	901 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	32.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	30 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	56.81 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	56.81 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	3.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	5.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	12 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CT9 1HB