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CT1 2GD

Westgate · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Westgate
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT1 2RY 26 m
CT1 2RU 32 m
CT1 2RX 41 m
CT1 2JE 50 m
CT1 2RA 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT1 2GD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 February 2001
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 2
Latitude
51.279192
Longitude
1.079038
British National Grid easting
614,834
British National Grid northing
157,841

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Westgate · E05010410
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122483
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 020F · E01032807
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 020 · E02006856

Postcode source versions

Explore CT1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
12
Secondary
7

  1. St Peter's Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    170 m

  2. Haven Nook

    Other independent special school

    221 m

  3. The King's School Canterbury

    Other independent school

    419 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,498
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,094
  • Shoplifting 1,135
  • Anti social behaviour 876
  • Criminal damage and arson 600
  • Other theft 429

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT1 2 residents
5,182

Age bands in CT1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.1%

452 residents

Age 15 to 24
38%

1,890 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

1,439 residents

Age 45 to 64
13.8%

687 residents

Age 65 and over
10.2%

507 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    615 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    785 m

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    868 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

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitefriars

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

  • Whitefriars

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 020F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,439 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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 12 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 170 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,498 published events cover 12 months, averaging 541.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,094 events.

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