CT12 5BU

Thanet Villages · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ramsgate
Local authority
Thanet
Postcode district
CT12
Postcode sector
CT12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT12 5LY 407 m
CT12 5LZ 414 m
CT12 5NA 414 m
CT12 5DG 461 m
CT12 5FU 487 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT12 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT12
Postcode sector
CT12 5
Latitude
51.347371
Longitude
1.338955
British National Grid easting
632,612
British National Grid northing
166,213

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Thanet · E07000114
Parish or community
E04005084
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00125390
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 014F · E01035319
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 014 · E02005145

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pouces Cottages, 2, Spitfire Way, Manston, Ramsgate, CT12 5BU 22 March 2024 £198,000
Pouces Cottages, 5, Spitfire Way, Manston, Ramsgate, CT12 5BU 21 October 2022 £210,000
Pouces Cottages, 4, Spitfire Way, Manston, Ramsgate, CT12 5BU 17 December 2021 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
14
Secondary
4
  1. Minster Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. The Llewellyn School and Nursery

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km
  3. Maple Haven Ltd

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
131
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 85
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 5
  • Shoplifting 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

13 female, 13 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.9
CT12 5 residents
3,251

Age bands in CT12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

449 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

291 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

611 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

893 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

754 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT12 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
90.9%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • MINSTER SURGERY

    75 HIGH STREET, MINSTER, RAMSGATE, CT12 4AB

    ODS code G82107

    2.2 km

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

    60 WESTGATE BAY AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, CT8 8SN

    ODS code G82079

    4.0 km

  • NEWINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    100 NEWINGTON ROAD, RAMSGATE, CT12 6EW

    ODS code G82150

    4.2 km

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    4.3 km

  • SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    243 MARGATE ROAD, RAMSGATE, CT12 6SU

    ODS code G82046

    4.7 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    THANET COMMUNITY HEALTH HUB, NORTHWOOD ROAD, BROADSTAIRS, CT10 2RZ

    ODS code G82219

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Museums

    BCT · Manston

    0.3 miles
  • Museums

    BCT · Manston

    0.3 miles
  • Esmonde Drive

    BCT · Manston

    0.3 miles
  • Manston Park

    BCT · Manston

    0.3 miles
  • Esmonde Drive

    BCT · Manston

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 014F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,504 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £198,000 from 3 recorded sales in CT12 5BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Thanet is £268,760 in June 2026, up 0.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

26 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Minster Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

131 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 85 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.