CT1 1LF

Northgate · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Canterbury
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT1 1BF 28 m
CT1 1GZ 28 m
CT1 1LE 46 m
CT1 1AE 59 m
CT1 1BA 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT1 1LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 1
Latitude
51.282365
Longitude
1.084887
British National Grid easting
615,227
British National Grid northing
158,211

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Northgate · E05010402
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122316
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 014E · E01024093
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 014 · E02005023

Postcode source versions

Explore CT1

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Dragoon House, Flat 2, Artillery Gardens, Canterbury, CT1 1LF 5 July 2013 £144,000
Dragoon House, Flat 2, Artillery Gardens, Canterbury, CT1 1LF 21 August 2009 £101,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
12
Secondary
7
  1. The King's School Canterbury

    Other independent school

    158 m
  2. St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

    Voluntary aided school

    167 m
  3. St Johns Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    220 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,980
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,351
  • Shoplifting 1,134
  • Anti social behaviour 957
  • Criminal damage and arson 648
  • Other theft 463

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

11 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.0
CT1 1 residents
14,327

Age bands in CT1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

2,349 residents

Age 15 to 24
30.7%

4,398 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

3,643 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.1%

2,453 residents

Age 65 and over
10.5%

1,504 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT1 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    255 m

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    913 m

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    949 m

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    2.2 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    4.0 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

  • St Thomas' School

    BCT · Northgate

    0.1 miles
  • St Thomas' School

    BCT · Northgate

    0.1 miles
  • Magistrates Court

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles
  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Northgate

    0.2 miles
  • Kingsmead Roundabout

    BCT · Northgate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 014E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,269 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Possible

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 7 secondary schools. The King's School Canterbury is the nearest published school at 158 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,980 published events cover 12 months, averaging 581.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,351 events.

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