| Postcode | CT7 9AR | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Birchington | 
| Nearest station | Birchington-On-Sea (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Epple Road (SW) St James's Terrace (W) St James's Terrace (E) The Square (E) The Square (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 7 View | 
| Known addresses | 5 Melsetter Close, Birchington | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 51.37699 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 1.312998 | |
| Easting | 630658 | |
| Northing | 169425 | |
| Grid reference | TR306694 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 382589 5693099 | |
| what3words | divisible.eclipses.helping | |
| FixPhrase | crimson maker stoning tabasco | |
| Plus code | 9F3398G7+Q5 | |
| Altitude | 23 metres (74 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:47 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:31 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1 KMs (0.6 miles) | 
| Parish | Birchington | E04005081 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Birchington South | E05005083 | 
| Local Authority District | Thanet | E07000114 | 
| County Electoral Division | Birchington & Rural | E58000685 | 
| Local Authority | Kent | E10000016 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Herne Bay and Sandwich | E14001282 | 
| MP | Sir Roger Gale | Conservative | 
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | East Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 5 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Margate | E63012241 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00125066 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Thanet 008C | E01024638 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Thanet 008C | E01024638 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Birchington | E02005139 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Birchington | E02005139 | 
| Travel to work area | Margate and Ramsgate | E30000241 | 
| Average property price in Canterbury | £312,289 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.7% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Melsetter Close, Birchington | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2024 | £340,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2014 | £200,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2001 | £110,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 1996 | £58,500 |