CT12 6LF Thanet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newington. Region: South East.
Streets
- Princess Margaret Avenue, Ramsgate: 8 addresses
- Colombo Square, Ramsgate: 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 B (50% of about 1,070 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
- 54 Auckland Avenue: up to 1 home, permissioned (230 m)
- Land Adjacent 89 St Johns Avenue RAMSGATE Kent: up to 1 home, permissioned (260 m)
- Former Newington Nursery & Infants Nursery & Infants, not permissioned (500 m)
- Land Adjacent Haine Lodge Spratling Lane Ramsgate: up to 7 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- land at Staner Court: up to 11 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- The Windmill 45 Newington Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (650 m)
- Manston Road Industrial Estate (2 sites north & south), not permissioned (700 m)
- Land Adjacent 4 Oakdene Road Ramsgate: up to 1 home, permissioned (720 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 addresses are about 49 m above sea level.
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 | 1.2 km |
| Dumpton Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Thanet Parkway 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest The Centre Newington | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 4.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Wilfred Road | 1.3 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 | 54.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 100.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newington Road Surgery | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Newington Pharmacy | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1St-Impressions Dental | 480 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Ramsgate Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Bush Parade, Bush Parade Cashzone | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Copse 3,100 m² | 480 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Jackey Baker's Recreation Ground 17 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barn About 50 Metres East of Ozengell Grange, a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barn About 50 Metres East of Ozengell Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-west |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery S of Ozengell Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Albion Place Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Staner Hill | Hill | 590 m south-west |
| West Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.2 km south |
| Ramsgate Beach | Beach | 2.5 km south-east |
| Cliffsend Point | Wetland | 2.7 km south-west |
| Ramsgate Sands | Beach | 2.9 km south-east |
| Mocketts Wood | Wood | 3.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the postcode's 9 addresses is 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Princess Margaret Avenue.