Royal Esplanade, Westbrook, Margate

House prices, sold prices and local information for CT9 5ET, CT9 5QE, CT9 5DL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£650,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£576,875
40 sales
Price range
£63k – £1.28m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jul 2026
CT9 5DW

At a glance

House prices£650k average116% above the Margate average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station8 min walkMargate station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

40 property sales on Royal Esplanade, Westbrook, Margate have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £650,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £705,560. Average sale prices rose from £437,500 in 2016 to £650,000 in 2026 (+49%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 116% above the Margate average of £301,088 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Royal Esplanade compared

Royal Esplanade£650,000
CT9 postcode area£301,088
Margate£301,088
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CT9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £437,500 (6 sales)2016£438k2017: £450,000 (4 sales)2017£450k2018: £475,000 (1 sales)2018£475k2019: £541,445 (3 sales)2019£541k2020: £560,000 (1 sales)2020£560k2021: £645,710 (8 sales)2021£646k2022: £442,500 (2 sales)2022£443k2023: £806,667 (3 sales)2023£807k2024: £600,000 (4 sales)2024£600k2025: £636,667 (6 sales)2025£637k2026: £650,000 (2 sales)2026£650k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached25£705,56017 Jul 2026
Flat11£314,95520 Jun 2025
Semi-detached2£530,75022 Sep 2021
Terraced2£455,0004 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Royal Esplanade

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
13A, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DW 17 Jul 2026£580,000 DetachedFreehold
78, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 26 Jun 2026£720,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, 7, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DL 15 Oct 2025£235,000 FlatLeasehold
65, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 14 Oct 2025£980,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 2, Greenside House, 14, Royal Esplanade CT9 5QE 20 Jun 2025£255,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EG 18 Jun 2025£640,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 12 May 2025£850,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, Greenside House, 14, Royal Esplanade CT9 5QE 11 Apr 2025£385,000 FlatLeasehold
58, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 28 Feb 2025£710,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 12 Dec 2024£980,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 7, Greenside House, 14, Royal Esplanade CT9 5QE 25 Sep 2024£440,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 16, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DX 10 Sep 2024£270,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 7, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DL 17 May 2024£300,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EJ 21 Feb 2024£680,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DL 4 Sep 2023£475,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 30 Jun 2023£1,045,000 DetachedFreehold
79, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 14 Apr 2023£900,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, Greenside House, 14, Royal Esplanade CT9 5QE 11 Aug 2022£435,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Greenside House, 14, Royal Esplanade CT9 5QE 19 Jan 2022£450,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 16, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DX 29 Oct 2021£270,000 FlatLeasehold
30A, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EG 27 Sep 2021£695,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EN 24 Sep 2021£1,275,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DX 22 Sep 2021£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EG 30 Apr 2021£845,678 DetachedFreehold
39, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EJ 26 Apr 2021£490,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DL 12 Feb 2021£435,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EG 19 Jan 2021£555,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EN 17 Jul 2020£560,000 DetachedFreehold
71, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 23 Oct 2019£750,000 DetachedFreehold
69, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 3 Apr 2019£614,334 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, Greenside House, 14, Royal Esplanade CT9 5QE 4 Mar 2019£260,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EG 30 Nov 2018£475,000 DetachedFreehold
4, 18, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DX 15 Dec 2017£225,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EN 1 Sep 2017£445,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 24 Jul 2017£550,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 16 Jan 2017£500,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 8, Greenside House, 14, Royal Esplanade CT9 5QE 6 Jan 2017£305,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EJ 26 Aug 2016£600,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DX 10 Jun 2016£461,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Royal Esplanade CT9 5EJ 30 Mar 2016£650,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 7, Greenside House, 14, Royal Esplanade CT9 5QE 29 Mar 2016£302,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1 Gloucester House, 2, Royal Esplanade CT9 5DL 15 Mar 2016£62,500 FlatLeasehold
65, Royal Esplanade CT9 5ET 4 Mar 2016£549,000 DetachedFreehold

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
65, Royal Esplanade £549,000 (Mar 2016) → £980,000 (Oct 2025) +79%
over 10 yrs
Flat 3, Greenside House, 14, Royal Esplanade £435,000 (Aug 2022) → £385,000 (Apr 2025) -11%
over 3 yrs
Flat 7, Greenside House, 14, Royal Esplanade £302,000 (Mar 2016) → £440,000 (Sep 2024) +46%
over 8 yrs
9, Royal Esplanade £435,000 (Feb 2021) → £475,000 (Sep 2023) +9%
over 3 yrs
44, Royal Esplanade £445,000 (Sep 2017) → £1,275,000 (Sep 2021) +187%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Royal Esplanade

Crime

337 crimes were reported within about a mile of Royal Esplanade in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences132
Anti-social behaviour94
Criminal damage & arson22
Shoplifting18
Drugs15
Other theft15

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Royal Esplanade is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • North Kent coast at Margate Flood alert area
  • Coast from Whitstable to Margate Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Royal Esplanade

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hartsdown Academy 868 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery 726 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School 397 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Salmestone Primary School 216 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate 284 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Crispin's Infant School 193 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 1.3 mi
St Saviour's Church of England Junior School 351 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 1.3 mi
Drapers Mills Primary Academy 246 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.4 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Margate station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Westgate-on-Sea station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Birchington-on-Sea station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Rancorn Road (E-bound, Rancorn Road) 2 min walk
  • Westcliff Road (opp, Westbrook Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Royal Sea Bathing (adj, Canterbury Road) 4 min walk
  • Royal Sea Bathing (opp, Canterbury Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Limes Medical Centre
    Trinity Square, Margate · 1.1 mi
  • Westgate Surgery
    60 Westgate Bay Avenue, Westgate-On-Sea · 1.1 mi
  • Northdown & Dashwood Surgery
    Northdown Park Road, Margate · 1.9 mi
  • Bethesda Medical Centre
    Palm Bay Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate · 2.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 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.

Income: decile 3 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned34.9%62.5%
Private rented61.7%20.3%
Social rented3.3%17.1%
Households793

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6472.7%64.1%
Aged 65+13.7%18.6%
Residents1,501

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.

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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