CT12 4HD Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thanet Villages. Region: South East.
Streets
- Durlock, Minster: 11 addresses
- Bedlam Court Lane, Minster: 1 address
- Grinsell Hill, Thanet: 1 address
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 (36% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Birchington & Rural ED.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- DURLOCK LODGE, grade II
- Garden Cottage and Garden Wall, grade II
- WALL AND GATE LODGE EAST OF MINSTER ABBEY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Quartacre Bedlam Court Lane: up to 1 home, permissioned (60 m)
- 7A High Street, permissioned (300 m)
- 31 High Street Minster Ramsgate: up to 2 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 8A St Mildreds Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (420 m)
- Minster Meze And Grill 7 - 9 Monkton Road, permissioned (620 m)
- 145 Monkton Road Minster RAMSGATE Kent CT12 4JB: up to 1 home, permissioned (630 m)
- 145 Monkton Road Minster RAMSGATE Kent CT12 4JB: up to 1 home, permissioned (630 m)
- Way House (Wayborough House) Wayborough Hill: up to 1 home, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 2 m and 7 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Minster 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| Thanet Parkway 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Birchington-On-Sea 350,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Railway Station Minster | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 7.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 6.6 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 51.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 97.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Minster Surgery | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Touchwood Pharmacy | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Dental Care | 310 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 7.1 km |
| Police station | Sandwich Police Shop | 6.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Southern Co-Operative Minster Monkton Road, Minster Cashzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Green 2.4 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Minster Recreation Ground 4.8 ha | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monastic grange and pre-Conquest nunnery at Minster Abbey, a scheduled monument, 130 m north-west. 38 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monastic grange and pre-Conquest nunnery at Minster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 130 m north-west |
| Minster Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m west |
| Church of Saint Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m west |
| Wayborough Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m north-east |
| Enclosure and ring ditches 200yds (180m) ENE of Minster Laundry | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapper Hill | Hill | 850 m south-east |
| Minster Marshes | Wetland | 1.0 km south |
| Boxlees Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Sandwich Haven | Tidal water | 3.5 km south-east |
| Shottendane Copse | Wood | 4.2 km north |
| Goshall Valley | Valley | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
1 of the postcode's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 53% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Durlock.