Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 13.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CT12 6BL
Postcode
CT12 6BL
Coordinates
51.3451, 1.4074
Grid reference
TR373661
Easting
637,389
Northing
166,176
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F338CW4+2X
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ramsgate
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.
1086
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1086 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 6BL
England & WalesCrime trends · near CT12 6BL
Counts are for Northwood 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
30
YoY -36%
634730
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
19
YoY +73%
27177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -83%
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
17102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.0%
Other White2.6%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
No religion53.3%
Christian39.5%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4918.8%
25–3412.1%
65–749.3%
10–159.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Other24.0%
Any member 66+13.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.2%
+ 8 other households · 33.7%
Administrative Information
Thanet
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Thanet E14001216
Constituency
E14001216Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Northwood
Constituency code
E14001216
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Ramsgate
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 013E E01024687
E01024687MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Thanet 013 E02005144
E02005144LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Thanet 013E E01024687
E01024687MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Thanet 013 E02005144
E02005144Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:33 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:33 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CT12 6BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 1086
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01024687 and MSOA E02005144 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CT12 6BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CT12 6BL
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 50%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 61%
Progress 8
-0.78
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 64%
Attainment 8
28.9
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 10–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
23.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
73%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 64%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 67%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
70%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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