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Grotto Gardens, Margate

MyStreetCheck free street report: Grotto Gardens, Margate · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/margate/grotto-gardens/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CT9 2BX.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£217,590
27 sales
Price range
£140k – £402k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Sep 2024
CT9 2BX

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At a glance

House prices£218k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkMargate station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

27 property sales on Grotto Gardens, Margate have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 24 Sep 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £218,398. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Grotto Gardens compared

CT9 postcode area£301,088
Margate£301,088
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Grotto Gardens has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CT9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £162,475 (2 sales)2016£162k2017: £212,083 (6 sales)2017£212k2018: £187,000 (4 sales)2018£187k2019: £189,374 (4 sales)2019£189k2020: £190,000 (3 sales)2020£190k2021: £248,333 (3 sales)2021£248k2022: £264,998 (3 sales)2022£265k2023: £402,000 (1 sales)2023£402k2024: £260,000 (1 sales)2024£260k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced25£218,39824 Sep 2024
Semi-detached2£207,50018 Sep 2020

Sold prices on Grotto Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 24 Sep 2024£260,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 4 Jan 2023£402,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 13 Oct 2022£372,500 TerracedFreehold
32, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 22 Aug 2022£182,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 13 Apr 2022£239,995 TerracedFreehold
2, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 22 Oct 2021£280,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 16 Jul 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 18 Jun 2021£260,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 14 Jan 2021£280,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 18 Sep 2020£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 7 Feb 2020£205,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 24 Jan 2020£170,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 19 Dec 2019£170,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 5 Sep 2019£197,495 TerracedFreehold
16, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 22 Jul 2019£170,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 7 Feb 2019£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 30 Nov 2018£212,500 TerracedFreehold
17, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 25 Oct 2018£182,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 27 Apr 2018£182,500 TerracedFreehold
13, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 1 Mar 2018£175,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 17 Jan 2018£178,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 7 Dec 2017£235,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 15 Jun 2017£140,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 6 Apr 2017£187,500 TerracedFreehold
23, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 7 Mar 2017£265,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 3 Mar 2017£230,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 1 Mar 2017£215,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 29 Jul 2016£179,950 TerracedFreehold
31, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 20 Jul 2016£145,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Grotto Gardens CT9 2BX 5 Apr 2016£62,500 OtherFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
16, Grotto Gardens £170,000 (Jul 2019) → £260,000 (Sep 2024) +53%
over 5 yrs
1, Grotto Gardens £170,000 (Dec 2019) → £402,000 (Jan 2023) +136%
over 3 yrs
11, Grotto Gardens £178,000 (Jan 2018) → £372,500 (Oct 2022) +109%
over 5 yrs
17, Grotto Gardens £182,000 (Oct 2018) → £185,000 (Jul 2021) +2%
over 3 yrs
13, Grotto Gardens £175,000 (Mar 2018) → £205,000 (Feb 2020) → £260,000 (Jun 2021) +49%
over 3 yrs
3, Grotto Gardens £179,950 (Jul 2016) → £280,000 (Jan 2021) +56%
over 4 yrs
27, Grotto Gardens £62,500 (Apr 2016) → £195,000 (Sep 2020) +212%
over 4 yrs
31, Grotto Gardens £145,000 (Jul 2016) → £170,000 (Jan 2020) +17%
over 4 yrs
7, Grotto Gardens £140,000 (Jun 2017) → £235,000 (Dec 2017) +68%
over under a year

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Schools near Grotto Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Parkview Academy 4 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School 397 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Drapers Mills Primary Academy 246 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Salmestone Primary School 216 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Cliftonville Primary School 845 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Anthony's School 110 pupils Foundation special school 7–16 Report 0.8 mi
Northdown Primary School 302 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate 284 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Margate station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Westgate-on-Sea station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Broadstairs station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wilderness Hill (adj, Dane Road) 2 min walk
  • Wilderness Hill (opp, Dane Road) 2 min walk
  • Athelstan Road (adj, Northdown Road) 3 min walk
  • Athelstan Road (opp, Northdown Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Limes Medical Centre
    Trinity Square, Margate · 0.3 mi
  • Northdown & Dashwood Surgery
    Northdown Park Road, Margate · 0.8 mi
  • Bethesda Medical Centre
    Palm Bay Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate · 1.1 mi
  • Mocketts Wood Surgery
    Hopeville Avenue, St. Peters, Broadstairs · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Cliftonville Margate · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Margate · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Margate Superstore · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Margate Canterbury Rd Express · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hawley Street Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Northdown Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Northdown Road Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Northdown Road Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Portman Smile Clinic Margate · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned41.3%62.5%
Private rented56.3%20.3%
Social rented2.4%17.1%
Households668

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.6%64.1%
Aged 65+10.6%18.6%
Residents1,561

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks88%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks91%92%

Share of homes across Thanet with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Grotto Gardens

Ethnic group

HereThanet
White89.5%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%2.4%
Other ethnic group3.7%1.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%2.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%1%

Religion

HereThanet
No religion56.3%44.1%
Christian33.5%46.7%
Not answered5.9%5.8%
Muslim2.1%1.5%
Other religion1.2%0.6%
Hindu0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereThanet
Born in the UK81%90.2%
Born outside the UK19%9.8%

Highest qualification

HereThanet
Level 4 qualifications and above28.5%26.3%
No qualifications22.5%21.7%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%14.4%
Level 3 qualifications14.9%16.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%11.6%
Apprenticeship4.1%6.2%
Other qualifications3.3%3.1%

General health

HereThanet
Very good health44.2%42%
Good health34.1%35%
Fair health15%15.8%
Bad health5.6%5.6%
Very bad health1.2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereThanet
1 car or van in household43.1%43.1%
No cars or vans in household40.2%26.1%
2 cars or vans in household15.2%22.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Thanet.

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