Upper Grove, Margate, CT9 1QT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CT9 1QT has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.4%	50%	1.6%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	51.6%	50%	-1.6%	49.0%	1.0%

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 1QT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53% 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	43.5%	53%	9.5%	37.9%	15.1%
Married: Opposite sex	31.8%	25.9%	-5.9%	44.2%	-18.3%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	6.7%	4.7%	-2.0%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	14%	11.1%	-2.9%	9.1%	2.0%
Widowed	3.3%	3.7%	0.4%	6.1%	-2.4%

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	40.3%	40.1%	-0.2%	48.4%	-8.3%
Good health	39.6%	37.4%	-2.2%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	13.8%	15.7%	1.9%	12.7%	3.0%
Bad health	5.4%	5.9%	0.5%	4.0%	1.9%
Very bad health	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	32.4%	21%	-11.4%	18.2%	2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.1%	13.9%	-6.2%	9.6%	4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.4%	13.6%	-0.8%	13.4%	0.2%
Apprenticeship	4%	4.7%	0.7%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.4%	14.2%	3.8%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	11%	28.3%	17.3%	33.8%	-5.5%
Other	7.7%	4.2%	-3.5%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	0.2%	-1.0%	1.0%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	1.9%	1.4%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
White	94.8%	84.2%	-10.6%	81.4%	2.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	1%	1.7%	0.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	0%	3%	3.0%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.9% 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	88.9%	79.9%	-9.0%	83.2%	-3.3%
European Union	6.4%	11.8%	5.4%	6.1%	5.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	2.2%	3.2%	1.0%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	0.5%	3.2%	2.7%	5.6%	-2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.5%	80.1%	-8.4%	83.2%	-3.1%
10+ Years	1.2%	7.8%	6.6%	9.8%	-2.0%
5-10 Years	4.2%	6.6%	2.4%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	2.9%	3.4%	0.5%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.9%	76.7%	-14.8%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	4.7%	1.5%	3.2%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	21.5%	13.5%	8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	55.5%	37.2%	18.3%
Christian	32.2%	46.2%	-14.0%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Muslim	3.6%	6.5%	-2.9%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Upper Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Upper Grove was 251.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.8% higher than the Cliftonville West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Upper Grove has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West and the 51st highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 144.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 10.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in CT9 1QT, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Upper Grove are based on 11 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 Upper Grove, Margate, CT9 1QT

Estimated Average Property Prices for CT9 1QT

Average Price
£219,950

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£227,356

Detached
£258,120

Flats/Maisonettes
£113,985

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upper Grove

Average Price
£200,295

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£231,629

Detached
£255,836

Flats/Maisonettes
£100,601

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upper GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
19 Upper Grove, Margate, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£242,732	2021-01-26	£273,298
27 Upper Grove, Margate, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£207,500	2017-03-17	£273,010
Upper Grove Cottage Upper Grove, Margate, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£175,000	2016-10-14	£238,661
19 Upper Grove, Margate, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£147,000	2015-06-24	£245,989
Basement Flat 25 Upper Grove, Margate, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£75,000	2015-03-27	£116,308

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CT9 1QT

Employment

CT9 1QT area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	106
Part-Time Employee	58
Self-Employed	47
Retired	36
Looking after home or family	32
Other	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Student (economically inactive)	21
Unemployed	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Construction	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Manufacturing	13
Transport and storage	7
Other	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Information and communication	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	314 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Salmestone Primary School College Road , CT9 4DB	3out of 4	1,209 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Drapers Mills Primary Academy St Peter's Footpath , CT9 2SP	3out of 4	1,263 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate Nash Road , CT9 4BU	2out of 4	1,543 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cliftonville Primary School Northumberland Avenue , Cliftonville CT9 3LY	4out of 4	1,630 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,571 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dane Court Grammar School Broadstairs Road , CT10 2RT	4out of 4	4,166 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Charles Dickens School Broadstairs Road , CT10 2RL	2out of 4	4,343 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ursuline College 225 Canterbury Road , CT8 8LX	3out of 4	4,551 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road , CT7 9BL	3out of 4	4,963 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	3,751 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	826 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkview Academy 8 Approach Road , Margate CT9 2AN	- not rated	849 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Tree 29 All Saints Avenue , Margate CT9 5QN	- not rated	1,573 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Anthony's School St Anthony's Way , CT9 3RA	3out of 4	1,992 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Enterprise Learning Alliance Westwood Centre , Westwood Industrial Estate CT9 4JA	3out of 4	2,580 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
The Perfect Place to Grow	99 Victoria Road, Margate	56 yd
The Best Beano Cafe & Restaurant	1 Dane Road, Margate	106 yd
The Salvation Army	Union Crescent, Margate	186 yd
United Reformed Church	Union Crescent, Margate	203 yd
Storeroom	Union Row, Margate	223 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Mulberry Tree	53 Dane Road, Margate	217 yd
Bowling Club	Dane Park, Margate	226 yd
The London Tavern	Addington Street, Margate	316 yd
The New Odds Club	14 Hawley Street, Margate	357 yd
Rose in June	49 Trinity Square, Margate	402 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dane Park Kiosk	Catering Kiosk, Dane Park	230 yd
Direct Pizza	14-16 Northdown Road, Margate	245 yd
The Master Cook	70 Northdown Road, Margate	338 yd
Thanet Tasty Chicken	47 Northdown Road, Margate	344 yd
Kebab House	110 Northdown Road, Margate	397 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons	6 College Walk, Margate	255 yd
Iceland Foods Limited	Iceland Foods Plc, 8-10 College Walk	291 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	Zion Place, Margate	456 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Royal School For Deaf Children (Closed) Victoria Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	366 yd
Dane Park Dane Road	grass pitches	561 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	106.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CT9 1QT