CT12 4HT Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thanet Villages. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (24% of about 750 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Mill House Way Hill Minster Ramsgate: up to 1 home, permissioned (220 m)
- Way House (Wayborough House) Wayborough Hill: up to 1 home, permissioned (430 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.
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 8 addresses are between 22 m and 27 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | 1.5 km |
| Thanet Parkway 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 5.8 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 51.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 97.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Minster Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Touchwood Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Dental Care | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Ramsgate Police Station | 6.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Minster Monkton Road, Minster Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Abbey Green 2.4 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 80 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | Minster Recreation Ground 4.8 ha | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wayborough Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wayborough Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m west |
| Enclosure and ring ditches 200yds (180m) ENE of Minster Laundry | Scheduled monument | 420 m north-west |
| Monastic grange and pre-Conquest nunnery at Minster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 930 m north-west |
| Clapper Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south |
| Minster Marshes | Wetland | 2.1 km south-west |
| Shottendane Copse | Wood | 3.3 km north |
| Sandwich Haven | Tidal water | 3.6 km south-east |
| West Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.3 km east |
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) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 8 |
7 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 4 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.