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CT1 2TX

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 2TY 0 m
CT1 2AX 24 m
CT1 2SL 26 m
CT1 2TT 29 m
CT1 2TP 39 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT1 2TX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 2
Latitude
51.277725
Longitude
1.078710
British National Grid easting
614,818
British National Grid northing
157,677

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

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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

    82 m

  2. St Peter's Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    271 m

  3. The King's School Canterbury

    Other independent school

    534 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,069
  • Shoplifting 1,121
  • Anti social behaviour 862
  • Criminal damage and arson 584
  • Other theft 420

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

6

within 5 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    488 m

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    792 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    925 m

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    2.4 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    4.7 km

  • CANTERBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82228

    5.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whitefriars

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCQ · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 7 secondary schools. Haven Nook is the nearest published school at 82 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 533.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,069 events.

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