CT12 6BB Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northwood. Region: South East.
Streets
- Allenby Road, Ramsgate: 14 addresses
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 B (38% of about 770 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): Ramsgate 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
- 5 - 7 Allenby Road: up to 4 homes, permissioned (10 m)
- 5 - 7 Allenby Road Ramsgate: up to 4 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- Garage Block Rear Of 161 To 213 Clements Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Part of Pysons Road: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Land Adjacent 4 Oakdene Road Ramsgate: up to 1 home, permissioned (450 m)
- Highfield Road, Ramsgate: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- 1 Booth Place: up to 1 home, permissioned (680 m)
- Land Adjacent 2 Linden Avenue: up to 1 home, permissioned (700 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 14 addresses are between 41 m and 43 m above sea level (42 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ramsgate 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Dumpton Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Broadstairs 794,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest St Mark's Church Northwood | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Wilfred Road | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Specsavers Opticians And Audiologists - Westwood Cross Sainsbury's | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 55.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 100.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Summerhill Surgery | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Newington Pharmacy | 810 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1St-Impressions Dental | 900 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Ramsgate Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Bush Parade, Bush Parade Cashzone | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,370 m² | 290 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Albion Place Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.3 km south-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Albion Place Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Staner Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| Mocketts Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| East Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.4 km east |
| Ramsgate Sands | Beach | 2.5 km south-east |
| South Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.6 km east |
| Cliffsend Point | Wetland | 3.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Allenby Road.