CT12 5WA

Thanet Villages · Thanet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Thanet
Postcode district
CT12
Postcode sector
CT12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT12 5NA 1 m
CT12 5LZ 117 m
CT12 5FF 123 m
CT12 5LX 137 m
CT12 5DB 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT12 5WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT12
Postcode sector
CT12 5
Latitude
51.348916
Longitude
1.344382
British National Grid easting
632,982
British National Grid northing
166,402

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

Explore CT12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Minster Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  2. The Llewellyn School and Nursery

    Other independent special school

    3.0 km
  3. St Crispin's Infant School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
115
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 87
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Burglary 2

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • MINSTER SURGERY

    75 HIGH STREET, MINSTER, RAMSGATE, CT12 4AB

    ODS code G82107

    2.6 km

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82079

    3.8 km

  • NEWINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    100 NEWINGTON ROAD, RAMSGATE, CT12 6EW

    ODS code G82150

    3.9 km

  • SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    243 MARGATE ROAD, RAMSGATE, CT12 6SU

    ODS code G82046

    4.4 km

  • BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MINNIS ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9HQ

    ODS code G82666

    4.4 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82219

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Museums

    BCT · Manston

    0.1 miles
  • Museums

    BCT · Manston

    0.1 miles
  • Esmonde Drive

    BCT · Manston

    0.1 miles
  • Esmonde Drive

    BCT · Manston

    0.1 miles
  • Manston Park

    BCT · Manston

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Minster Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

115 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 87 events.

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