CT12 5GL postcode in Minster, Thanet, Kent

CT12 5GL is a postcode in Minster, Thanet, in the Thanet Villages ward of Thanet. It is in the Herne Bay and Sandwich parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since August 2019.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Thanet: 79% Typical price £352,500 Homes sold in CT12 5, last 12 months. ▼ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Thanet Parkway 1.8 km in a straight line

Where CT12 5GL is, and what is near it

Map of CT12 5GL and what is near it Map of CT12 5GL: its centre point, with the 180 other postcodes in the CT12 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CT12 5AB: also in CT12 5CT12 5AD: also in CT12 5CT12 5AE: also in CT12 5CT12 5AF: also in CT12 5CT12 5AG: also in CT12 5CT12 5AH: also in CT12 5CT12 5AJ: also in CT12 5CT12 5AL: also in CT12 5CT12 5AN: also in CT12 5CT12 5AP: also in CT12 5CT12 5AQ: also in CT12 5CT12 5AR: also in CT12 5CT12 5AS: also in CT12 5CT12 5AT: also in CT12 5CT12 5AU: also in CT12 5CT12 5AW: also in CT12 5CT12 5AX: also in CT12 5CT12 5AY: also in CT12 5CT12 5AZ: also in CT12 5CT12 5BA: also in CT12 5CT12 5BB: also in CT12 5CT12 5BD: also in CT12 5CT12 5BE: also in CT12 5CT12 5BG: also in CT12 5CT12 5BL: also in CT12 5CT12 5BQ: also in CT12 5CT12 5BS: also in CT12 5CT12 5BT: also in CT12 5CT12 5BY: also in CT12 5CT12 5DA: also in CT12 5CT12 5DB: also in CT12 5CT12 5DF: also in CT12 5CT12 5DG: also in CT12 5CT12 5DN: also in CT12 5CT12 5DP: also in CT12 5CT12 5DR: also in CT12 5CT12 5DS: also in CT12 5CT12 5DT: also in CT12 5CT12 5DU: also in CT12 5CT12 5DW: also in CT12 5CT12 5DX: also in CT12 5CT12 5DY: also in CT12 5CT12 5DZ: also in CT12 5CT12 5EA: also in CT12 5CT12 5EB: also in CT12 5CT12 5ED: also in CT12 5CT12 5EE: also in CT12 5CT12 5EF: also in CT12 5CT12 5EG: also in CT12 5CT12 5EH: also in CT12 5CT12 5EJ: also in CT12 5CT12 5EL: also in CT12 5CT12 5EN: also in CT12 5CT12 5EP: also in CT12 5CT12 5EQ: also in CT12 5CT12 5ER: also in CT12 5CT12 5ET: also in CT12 5CT12 5EU: also in CT12 5CT12 5EW: also in CT12 5CT12 5EY: also in CT12 5CT12 5FF: also in CT12 5CT12 5FG: also in CT12 5CT12 5FJ: also in CT12 5CT12 5FP: also in CT12 5CT12 5FQ: also in CT12 5CT12 5FR: also in CT12 5CT12 5FT: also in CT12 5CT12 5FU: also in CT12 5CT12 5FW: also in CT12 5CT12 5FX: also in CT12 5CT12 5FY: also in CT12 5CT12 5FZ: also in CT12 5CT12 5GF: also in CT12 5CT12 5GH: also in CT12 5CT12 5GS: also in CT12 5CT12 5GU: also in CT12 5CT12 5GW: also in CT12 5CT12 5GX: also in CT12 5CT12 5GZ: also in CT12 5CT12 5HA: also in CT12 5CT12 5HB: also in CT12 5CT12 5HD: also in CT12 5CT12 5HE: also in CT12 5CT12 5HF: also in CT12 5CT12 5HG: also in CT12 5CT12 5HH: also in CT12 5CT12 5HP: also in CT12 5CT12 5HS: also in CT12 5CT12 5HT: also in CT12 5CT12 5HU: also in CT12 5CT12 5HX: also in CT12 5CT12 5HY: also in CT12 5CT12 5JD: also in CT12 5CT12 5JE: also in CT12 5CT12 5JF: also in CT12 5CT12 5JG: also in CT12 5CT12 5JH: also in CT12 5CT12 5JJ: also in CT12 5CT12 5JL: also in CT12 5CT12 5JS: also in CT12 5CT12 5LA: also in CT12 5CT12 5LB: also in CT12 5CT12 5LD: also in CT12 5CT12 5LE: also in CT12 5CT12 5LF: also in CT12 5CT12 5LG: also in CT12 5CT12 5LH: also in CT12 5CT12 5LJ: also in CT12 5CT12 5LN: also in CT12 5CT12 5LP: also in CT12 5CT12 5LQ: also in CT12 5CT12 5LR: also in CT12 5CT12 5LS: also in CT12 5CT12 5LT: also in CT12 5CT12 5LU: also in CT12 5CT12 5LW: also in CT12 5CT12 5LX: also in CT12 5CT12 5LY: also in CT12 5CT12 5LZ: also in CT12 5CT12 5NA: also in CT12 5CT12 5NB: also in CT12 5CT12 5ND: also in CT12 5CT12 5NE: also in CT12 5CT12 5NF: also in CT12 5CT12 5NG: also in CT12 5CT12 5NH: also in CT12 5CT12 5NJ: also in CT12 5CT12 5NR: also in CT12 5CT12 5NS: also in CT12 5CT12 5NT: also in CT12 5CT12 5NX: also in CT12 5CT12 5PA: also in CT12 5CT12 5PF: also in CT12 5CT12 5WP: also in CT12 5 Summerhill Surgery 2.3 kmSt Peter's Surgery 2.8 kmThanet Villages CT12 5GL Map of CT12 5GL and what is near it Map of CT12 5GL: its centre point, with the 180 other postcodes in the CT12 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. St Peter's Surgery 2.8 kmThanet Villages CT12 5GL
  • CT12 5GL
  • Other postcodes in CT12 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3454, longitude 1.3736)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CT12 5GL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CT12 5GL?

Every home and business at CT12 5GL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Thanet: 79%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Thanet: 98%

The line marks the figure across Thanet.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CT12 5GL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Thanet District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Thanet District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CT12 5GL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CT12 5GL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Thanet

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CT12 5GL: 1,624 properties in Thanet are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Thanet

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CT12 5GL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CT12 5GL?

Homes in CT12 5 sold for a typical £352,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£352,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£360,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £385,000 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £288,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £269,500 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CT12 district: a typical £289,000 from 204 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CT12 5GL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CT12 5GL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CT12 5GL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around CT12 5GL. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (22%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CT12 5GL

Band D in Thanet for 2026‑27: £2,491. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,661 (band A) to £4,152 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,214.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (8%)£1,661
Band Babout 170 (23%)£1,937
Band Cabout 180 (24%)£2,214
Band Dabout 180 (24%)£2,491
Band Eabout 80 (11%)£3,044
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,598
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£4,152
Band Hwithheld£4,982

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 22% 2020 or later

Averages for Thanet before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CT12 5GL is in (ONS area E01035319), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CT12 5GL?

The nearest open schools to CT12 5GL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT12 5GL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CT12 5GL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT12 5GL is Thanet Parkway, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Thanet Parkway Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Ramsgate Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church, 273 m away.

More stations near CT12 5GL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CT12 5GL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT12 5GL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CT12 5GL?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CT12 5GL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.9 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.9 kmCycle
  • Pod Point;POD Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CT12 5GL?

The nearest to the centre of CT12 5GL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CT12 5GL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CT12 5GL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT12 5GL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CT12 5GL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT12 5GL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CT12 5GL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT12 5GL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CT12 5GL in a conservation area?

The centre of CT12 5GL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CT12 5GL?

Police.uk records 84 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT12 5GL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences39 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Other theft5 reports
Drugs4 reports
Other crime3 reports

Also: public order 2, burglary 2, vehicle crime 2, shoplifting 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CT12 5GL

Ward
Thanet Villages
Parish
Manston
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Minster, Thanet
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
August 2019

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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