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CT12 5NN

Birchington South · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Birchington South
Local authority
Thanet
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Postcode district
CT12
Postcode sector
CT12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT7 9RF 20 m
CT7 9SU 44 m
CT7 9RD 66 m
CT7 9JE 71 m
CT7 9HY 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT12 5NN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT12
Postcode sector
CT12 5
Latitude
51.377283
Longitude
1.301348
British National Grid easting
629,844
British National Grid northing
169,420

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Thanet · E07000114
Electoral ward
Birchington South · E05005083
Parish or community
E04005081
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00125050
Lower layer super output area
Thanet 008D · E01024639
Middle layer super output area
Thanet 008 · E02005139

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
6
Secondary
3

  1. Birchington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    917 m

  2. Maple Haven Ltd

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

  3. The Llewellyn School and Nursery

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
593
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 259
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Other theft 42
  • Shoplifting 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    285 m

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    2.7 km

  • MINSTER SURGERY

    75 HIGH STREET, MINSTER, RAMSGATE, CT12 4AB

    ODS code G82107

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.0 miles

  • Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RLY · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.0 miles

  • Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.0 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.0 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Birchington-on-Sea

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thanet 008D, 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

11,195 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. Birchington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 917 m.

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

Recorded crime

593 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 259 events.

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