CT1 2QU

Westgate · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT1 2QZ 31 m
CT1 2RN 31 m
CT1 2QS 34 m
CT1 2RW 40 m
CT1 2QL 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT1 2QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 2
Latitude
51.275918
Longitude
1.077643
British National Grid easting
614,752
British National Grid northing
157,473

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
E00122462
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 020F · E01032807
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 020 · E02006856

Postcode source versions

Explore CT1

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Dane John, Canterbury, CT1 2QU 29 November 2024 £700,000
24, Dane John, Canterbury, CT1 2QU 5 September 2024 £5,000
16, Dane John, Canterbury, CT1 2QU 7 March 2024 £725,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
12
Secondary
7
  1. Haven Nook

    Other independent special school

    165 m
  2. St Peter's Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    443 m
  3. St Nicholas' School

    Community special school

    651 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,248
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,004
  • Shoplifting 1,121
  • Anti social behaviour 847
  • Criminal damage and arson 566
  • Other theft 409

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

18 female, 16 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT1 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

6

within 5 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    416 m

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    784 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    1.1 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    2.5 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    4.9 km

  • CANTERBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, PATRIXBOURNE ROAD, BRIDGE, CANTERBURY, CT4 5BL

    ODS code G82228

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Canterbury East Railway Station

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.1 miles
  • Canterbury East Railway Station

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.1 miles
  • Canterbury East Railway Station

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.1 miles
  • Canterbury East Rail Station

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.1 miles
  • Whitefriars

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.1 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
6
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

Property market

The five-year median is £646,000 from 6 recorded sales in CT1 2QU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Canterbury is £338,030 in June 2026, up 3.3% year on year.

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 7 secondary schools. Haven Nook is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,248 published events cover 12 months, averaging 520.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,004 events.

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