CT1 2RL

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 2LN 0 m
CT1 3BE 57 m
CT1 2RP 67 m
CT1 3QY 80 m
CT1 2PT 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT1 2RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 October 2011
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 2
Latitude
51.275326
Longitude
1.073817
British National Grid easting
614,488
British National Grid northing
157,396

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
E00167534
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 020G · E01032808
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 020 · E02006856

Postcode source versions

Explore CT1

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Habitat Uk Ltd, St Andrews Close, Canterbury, CT1 2RL 12 May 2025 £4,680,000
Habitat Uk Ltd, St Andrews Close, Canterbury, CT1 2RL 9 August 2019 £5,300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
11
Secondary
7
  1. Haven Nook

    Other independent special school

    354 m
  2. St Peter's Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    548 m
  3. Wincheap Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    657 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,920
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,837
  • Shoplifting 1,121
  • Anti social behaviour 805
  • Criminal damage and arson 539
  • Other theft 391

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    651 m

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    1.0 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    1.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Canterbury East Railway Station

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.1 miles
  • Canterbury East Rail Station

    RSE · Canterbury

    0.1 miles
  • Canterbury East Rail Station

    RLY · Canterbury

    0.1 miles
  • Canterbury East Rail Station

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.1 miles
  • Canterbury East Railway Station

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 020G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,329 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £4,680,000 from 1 recorded sale in CT1 2RL. 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 7 secondary schools. Haven Nook is the nearest published school at 354 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,920 published events cover 12 months, averaging 493.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,837 events.

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