CT12 4FS Thanet
Live postcode, introduced July 2026. Ward: Thanet Villages. Region: South East.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
Council tax
What each band costs in Thanet in 2026-27: Band D £2,491 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,661 | £1,937 | £2,214 | £2,491 | £3,044 | £3,598 | £4,152 | £4,982 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (40% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Birchington & Rural ED.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 145 Monkton Road Minster RAMSGATE Kent CT12 4JB: up to 1 home, permissioned (590 m)
- 145 Monkton Road Minster RAMSGATE Kent CT12 4JB: up to 1 home, permissioned (590 m)
- Minster Meze And Grill 7 - 9 Monkton Road, permissioned (680 m)
- 31 High Street Minster Ramsgate: up to 2 homes, permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Minster 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Thanet Parkway 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Birchington-On-Sea 350,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Cemetery Minster | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 7.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 50.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 96.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Minster Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Touchwood Pharmacy | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Dental Care | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 6.7 km |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 7.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Southern Co-Operative Minster Monkton Road, Minster Cashzone | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Abbey Green 2.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 640 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Minster Recreation Ground 4.8 ha | 930 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,470 m² | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cleve Court and Cleve Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 950 m north. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cleve Court and Cleve Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m north |
| Enclosure and ring ditches 200yds (180m) ENE of Minster Laundry | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Monastic grange and pre-Conquest nunnery at Minster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Monkton, 550m north of Walters Hall Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 720 m north-east |
| Clapper Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-east |
| Minster Marshes | Wetland | 2.1 km south |
| Shottendane Copse | Wood | 3.3 km north-east |
| Epple Bay | Bay | 4.6 km north |
| Elmstone Valley | Valley | 5.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.