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CT1 2YQ

Wincheap · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT1 3XS 284 m
CT1 3XT 417 m
CT1 3XX 459 m
CT1 3XR 478 m
CT1 3FA 550 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT1 2YQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 2
Latitude
51.266229
Longitude
1.044708
British National Grid easting
612,500
British National Grid northing
156,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Wincheap · E05010411
Parish or community
E04004885
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122513
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 017D · E01024127
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 017 · E02005026

Postcode source versions

Explore CT1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
11
Secondary
7

  1. The Canterbury Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  2. Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

  3. Wincheap Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
734
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 200
  • Violence and sexual offences 192
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Other theft 50

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 straight-line

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    2.8 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    BOLTS HILL, CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 7JY

    ODS code G82790

    3.0 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    3.2 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    3.5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Chalklands

    BCT · Thanington

    0.3 miles

  • Chalklands

    BCT · Thanington

    0.3 miles

  • Tonford Lane

    BCT · Thanington

    0.4 miles

  • Tonford Lane

    BCT · Thanington

    0.4 miles

  • Ashenden Close

    BCT · Thanington

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 017D, 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

19,848 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Canterbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

734 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 200 events.

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