CT1 3SW

Wincheap · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT1 3FJ 4 m
CT1 3RX 26 m
CT1 3RS 44 m
CT1 3TA 58 m
CT1 3RP 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT1 3SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2011
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT1
Postcode sector
CT1 3
Latitude
51.273490
Longitude
1.071831
British National Grid easting
614,358
British National Grid northing
157,186

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
E00122504
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 019A · E01024128
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 019 · E02006855

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. Wincheap Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    415 m
  2. The Orchard School

    Foundation special school

    593 m
  3. Haven Nook

    Other independent special school

    596 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,607
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,708
  • Shoplifting 1,117
  • Anti social behaviour 759
  • Criminal damage and arson 514
  • Other theft 371

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    783 m

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    1.2 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    1.6 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • York Road

    BCT · Wincheap

    0.0 miles
  • York Road

    BCT · Wincheap

    0.0 miles
  • Martyrs' Field Road

    BCT · Wincheap

    0.1 miles
  • Martyrs' Field Road

    BCT · Wincheap

    0.1 miles
  • Hollow Lane

    BCT · Wincheap

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 019A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,802 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wincheap Foundation Primary School is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,607 published events cover 12 months, averaging 467.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,708 events.

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