Cliftonville East sits on the northern fringe of Margate in the district of Thanet, Kent, and is a stretch of Victorian and Edwardian seafront housing, small hotels and independent shops that still bears the imprint of its 19th‑century seaside resort origins. Its promenade frontage, remnants of grander holiday days and a mix of boarded and refurbished properties, gives way inland to a dense urban neighbourhood where pockets of creative activity have grown in the wake of nearby cultural investments such as the Turner Contemporary.
Economically and socially the area is mixed: parts rely on seasonal tourism and small businesses, while others face higher unemployment and deprivation than the county average, prompting local regeneration and community projects. The neighbourhood attracts long‑standing families alongside newer residents drawn by relatively affordable property and proximity to Dreamland and Margate’s galleries and cafés, creating a lively, sometimes gritty seaside community with a strong sense of local identity.
Postcode districts covering Cliftonville East
Most populated places nearby
- Folkestone 23.7 miles
- Margate 2.8 miles
- Canterbury 16 miles
- Dover 18.2 miles
- Ramsgate 3 miles
- Herne Bay 12.5 miles
- Deal 11.8 miles
- Whitstable 16.9 miles
- Broadstairs 1.4 miles
- Broadstairs and St. Peters 1.4 miles
- Faversham 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dane Valley Ward 0.7 miles
- Cliftonville West Ward 1 mile
- Kingsgate Ward 1 mile
- Beacon Road Ward 1.1 miles
- Broadstairs and St. Peters Parish 1.4 miles
- Broadstairs Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Margate Central Ward 1.5 miles
- Salmestone Ward 1.7 miles
- St. Peters Ward 1.7 miles
- Bradstowe Ward 1.8 miles
- Viking Ward 2.5 miles
- Westbrook Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Cliftonville East
CT9 3YA, CT9 3NN, CT9 3BQ, CT9 3JG, CT9 3HB, CT9 3JP, CT9 2JN, CT9 3NE, CT10 3EW … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 33.6 miles
- London City Airport 59.2 miles
- Broadstairs Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Margate Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Cliftonville East Ad
- The Beetroot 1.6 miles
- Fort Road Hotel 1.5 miles
- The George & Heart House 1.5 miles
- Walpole Bay Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- The Botany Bay Hotel 3 0.9 miles
- Yarrow Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- Royal Albion Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- The Falstaff Hotel & Restaurant Ramsgate 3.9 miles
- Canterbury Bell, Margate by Marston's Inns 3 2.1 miles
- Victoria Hotel 4 1.4 miles
Schools in Cliftonville East
- Cliftonville Primary School Primary
- Palm Bay Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hilderstone College College 1.9 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Broadstairs University 2 miles
- Thanet College College 2.4 miles
- RAF Manston History Museum Museum 3.6 miles
- Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Museum 3.7 miles
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 15.8 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 16 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 16 miles
- Canterbury College College 16.2 miles
- IFS School of Finance College 16.2 miles
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 16.4 miles
- University of Kent University 16.5 miles