High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CT12 4AE
Postcode
CT12 4AE
Coordinates
51.3389, 1.3161
Grid reference
TR310652
Easting
631,066
Northing
165,202
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F3388Q8+HF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Minster (Thanet)
Travel to Work
Margate and Ramsgate
ITL Region
Thanet
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8819
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8819 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CT12 4AE
England & WalesCrime trends · near CT12 4AE
Counts are for Thanet Villages electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY -42%
483113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY —
1062
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.6%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian51.9%
No religion42.5%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6422.3%
65–7415.2%
35–4914.1%
75–8410.9%
25–349.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Any member 66+23.4%
All members 66+15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Other10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.6%
+ 7 other households · 27.9%
Administrative Information
Thanet
Local Authority
Council AreaHerne Bay and Sandwich E14001282
Constituency
E14001282Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Thanet Villages
Constituency code
E14001282
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Minster
International Territorial Level
Thanet
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Thanet 014B E01024702
E01024702MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Thanet 014 E02005145
E02005145LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Thanet 014B E01024702
E01024702MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Thanet 014 E02005145
E02005145Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:34 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:34 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2000
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> PresentJune 2000 — Introduced
Postcode CT12 4AE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 8819
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01024702 and MSOA E02005145 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CT12 4AE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CT12 4AE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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