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CT1 2WU

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 2WW 15 m
CT1 2WS 21 m
CT1 2WT 25 m
CT1 2BQ 40 m
CT1 2NG 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT1 2WU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 2
Latitude
51.281552
Longitude
1.076844
British National Grid easting
614,670
British National Grid northing
158,097

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
E00190147
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 020D · E01024124
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
33
Primary
11
Secondary
7

  1. St Peter's Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    187 m

  2. Haven Nook

    Other independent special school

    465 m

  3. St Johns Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    479 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,430
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,045
  • Shoplifting 1,104
  • Anti social behaviour 878
  • Criminal damage and arson 591
  • Other theft 426

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

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    756 m

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    918 m

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    1.2 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    1.9 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    4.5 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

  • Westgate Towers

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles

  • Westgate Towers

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles

  • Falstaff Hotel

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Canterbury West Station

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.2 miles

  • Canterbury West Railway Station

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 020D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,883 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 187 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,430 published events cover 12 months, averaging 535.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,045 events.

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