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 miles38.2 km
- Margate 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Canterbury 16 miles25.8 km
- Dover 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Ramsgate 3 miles4.9 km
- Herne Bay 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Deal 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Whitstable 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Broadstairs 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Broadstairs and St. Peters 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Faversham 23.3 miles37.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Dane Valley Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Cliftonville West Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Kingsgate Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Beacon Road Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Broadstairs and St. Peters Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Broadstairs Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Margate Central Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Salmestone Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- St. Peters Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bradstowe Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Viking Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Westbrook Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Cliftonville East
CT9 3LA, CT9 3EY, CT9 3AA, CT9 3EP, CT9 3EZ, CT9 3BQ, CT9 3DY, CT9 3ET, CT9 3NX … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 33.6 miles54 km
- London City Airport 59.2 miles95.3 km
- Broadstairs Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Margate Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
Hotels near Cliftonville East Ad
- The Beetroot 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Fort Road Hotel 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The George & Heart House 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Walpole Bay Hotel 3 0.7 miles1.1 km
- The Botany Bay Hotel 3 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Yarrow Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Burlington 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Royal Albion Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Canterbury Bell, Margate by Marston's Inns 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Falstaff Hotel & Restaurant Ramsgate 3.9 miles6.2 km
Schools in Cliftonville East
- Cliftonville Primary School Primary
- Palm Bay Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hilderstone College College 1.9 miles3 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Broadstairs University 2 miles3.2 km
- Thanet College College 2.4 miles3.8 km
- RAF Manston History Museum Museum 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Museum 3.7 miles6 km
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 16 miles25.7 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 16 miles25.8 km
- Canterbury College College 16.2 miles26.1 km
- IFS School of Finance College 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 16.4 miles26.4 km
- University of Kent University 16.5 miles26.6 km