CT1 3LF

Wincheap · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT1 3FT 60 m
CT1 3NA 101 m
CT1 3JZ 128 m
CT1 3JY 132 m
CT1 3LE 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT1 3LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 3
Latitude
51.269520
Longitude
1.085933
British National Grid easting
615,360
British National Grid northing
156,786

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Wincheap · E05010411
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122489
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 016E · E01024131
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 016 · E02005025

Postcode source versions

Explore CT1

34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
25, Lesley Avenue, Canterbury, CT1 3LF 17 November 2023 £410,000
29, Lesley Avenue, Canterbury, CT1 3LF 1 March 2022 £475,000
2, Lesley Avenue, Canterbury, CT1 3LF 1 December 2020 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
11
Secondary
7
  1. St Nicholas' School

    Community special school

    422 m
  2. Newingate School

    Other independent special school

    439 m
  3. The Worthgate School

    Other independent school

    529 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,691
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,518
  • Shoplifting 855
  • Anti social behaviour 640
  • Criminal damage and arson 431
  • Other theft 307

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
61

31 female, 30 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.3
CT1 3 residents
12,620

Age bands in CT1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,920 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.7%

2,443 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

3,658 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.5%

2,803 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

2,222 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
85.2%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    544 m

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    565 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    1.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    3.4 km

  • CANTERBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82228

    4.0 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • John Graham Court

    BCT · South Canterbury

    0.1 miles
  • John Graham Court

    BCT · South Canterbury

    0.1 miles
  • Ethelbert Road

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles
  • Ethelbert Road

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles
  • Ridlands

    BCT · South Canterbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 016E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,553 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
Unlikely

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

Property market

The five-year median is £442,500 from 2 recorded sales in CT1 3LF. 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. St Nicholas' School is the nearest published school at 422 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,691 published events cover 12 months, averaging 390.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,518 events.

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