Garlinge is a village and suburb of Margate, in the Thanet district, in Kent, England, situated 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of the centre of the town.

There is a small selection of shops in the village: newsagent/off-licence, two hairdressers, bakery/cafe, pharmacy, a petrol station, a mini supermarket/post office and two car workshops.

The village has two pubs – the Rodney on the High Street and the Hussar on Canterbury Road - the latter serves meals and has accommodation.

The industry of employment of residents was 15.9% retail, 13.7% manufacturing, 9.9% construction, 9.5% real estate, 14.3% health and social work, 9.3% education, 7.9% transport and communications, 4.7% public administration, 4.6% hotels and restaurants, 2.2% finance, 1.6% agriculture and 6.4% other.

Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in construction, education, and health and social work.