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CT1 2XP

Northgate · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT1 1AA 0 m
CT1 1WP 0 m
CT1 2TW 0 m
CT1 3GD 0 m
CT1 9AN 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT1 2XP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 2
Latitude
51.284442
Longitude
1.094478
British National Grid easting
615,886
British National Grid northing
158,470

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Northgate · E05010402
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122311
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 014D · E01024092
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 014 · E02005023

Postcode source versions

Explore CT1

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
12
Secondary
8

  1. St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

    Voluntary aided school

    640 m

  2. Canterbury Christ Church University

    Higher education institutions

    641 m

  3. The King's School Canterbury

    Other independent school

    806 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,628
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,258
  • Shoplifting 1,216
  • Anti social behaviour 866
  • Criminal damage and arson 596
  • Other theft 423

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 straight-line

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    542 m

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    1.2 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    1.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    2.6 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    3.3 km

  • CANTERBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82228

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Civic Centre

    BCT · Northgate

    101 m

  • Civic Centre

    BCT · Northgate

    119 m

  • Hudson Road

    BCT · Northgate

    147 m

  • Law Courts

    BCT · Northgate

    227 m

  • Brymore Road Terminus

    BCT · Northgate

    233 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 014D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,116 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury is the nearest published school at 640 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,628 published events cover 12 months, averaging 552 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,258 events.

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