Brockman's Close Minster, Thanet
52 addresses across 3 postcodes (CT12), about 300 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40300167.
- Energy: 46 homes have an energy certificate (C: 27, D: 17, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Thanet costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Minster, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Abbey Green, is about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 18 to 22 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 52 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Minster Surgery, about 350 m away.
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 21 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
46 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 50 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (25); House, semi-detached (12); Bungalow, end-terrace (5). Built: 1950-1966 (28); 1967-1975 (17); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (36); owner-occupied (9).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (38% of about 1,560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 145 Monkton Road Minster RAMSGATE Kent CT12 4JB: up to 1 home, permissioned (220 m)
- 145 Monkton Road Minster RAMSGATE Kent CT12 4JB: up to 1 home, permissioned (220 m)
- Minster Meze And Grill 7 - 9 Monkton Road, permissioned (290 m)
- 31 High Street Minster Ramsgate: up to 2 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 7A High Street, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- 8A St Mildreds Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Quartacre Bedlam Court Lane: up to 1 home, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Way House (Wayborough House) Wayborough Hill: up to 1 home, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 3 of these postcodes: 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT12 4ET | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| CT12 4ES | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| CT12 4EW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
Height above sea level
The street's 52 addresses are between 18 m and 22 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT12 4ES | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT12 4ET | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT12 4EW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Minster 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Thanet Parkway 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Birchington-On-Sea 350,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Foxborough Lane Minster | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 50.3 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 96.4 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Minster Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Touchwood Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Dental Care | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Sandwich Police Shop | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-Operative Minster Monkton Road, Minster Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey Green 2.4 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Minster Recreation Ground 4.8 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 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, 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Monastic grange and pre-Conquest nunnery at Minster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Minster Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Church of Saint Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Enclosure and ring ditches 200yds (180m) ENE of Minster Laundry | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Monkton, 550m north of Walters Hall Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Clapper Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Minster Marshes | Wetland | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Shottendane Copse | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Sandwich Haven | Tidal water | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
| Elmstone Valley | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 52 |
1 of the street's 52 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Thanet: see them on the Thanet page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minster Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Spitfire Cafe CT12 4DQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Royal British Legion Social Club Ltd CT12 4DH | Other catering premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2024 |
| Bella's Kitchen Minster CT12 4DH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jun 2025 |
| The Salvation Army CT12 4AG | Other catering premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2022 |
| The Southern Co-Operative Limited CT12 4EA | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2024 |
| The Minster Meze & Grill CT12 4EA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| The New Inn CT12 4AG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 4 Good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Greens of Minster CT12 4EA | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2025 |
| A J Cliffe and Sons Family Butcher CT12 4EA | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Sin Le CT12 4EA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Minster Kebabs CT12 4AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Smugglers Retreat CT12 4AG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Dragon Inn CT12 4EA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Jemima's Tea Room CT12 4AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2025 |
| Archie's Fish and Chips CT12 4AB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kenton Gardens (5); On or near Brockman'S Close (4); On or near Rose Gardens (4); On or near Freeman'S Road (2); On or near Tothill Street (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CT12 4ET: 27 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- CT12 4ES: 24 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- CT12 4EW: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Greenhill Close · Augustine Road · Rose Gardens · Freemans Road · Greenhill Gardens · Orchard Close · Edgar Road · St Crispins Close · Prospect Gardens · Laurensfield · Egbert Road · Fairfield Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.