Crap Towns / Margate / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Margate?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Margate spilled for 0.1 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2024 to 2025, far lower than the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 0.1, up from less than 0.1 in 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 315 |
| 2024 | less than 0.1 | 307 |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | 25.0 km | 137 |
| Herne Bay | 16.0 km | 127 |
| Canterbury | 23.2 km | 35.2 |
| Whitstable | 24.0 km | 26.8 |
| Dover | 28.0 km | 26.4 |
| Herne | 17.4 km | 4.5 |
| Broadstairs | 3.6 km | 3.5 |
| Ramsgate | 4.6 km | 2.8 |
| Deal | 17.8 km | 0.8 |
| Margate | – | 0.1 |
| Aylesham | 20.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |