CT15 7BF

Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Dover
Local authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Postcode district
CT15
Postcode sector
CT15 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT15 7BW 60 m
CT15 7BG 61 m
CT15 7BQ 69 m
CT15 7BE 97 m
CT15 7BJ 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT15 7BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT15
Postcode sector
CT15 7
Latitude
51.115529
Longitude
1.234029
British National Grid easting
626,442
British National Grid northing
140,111

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dover · E07000108
Parish or community
E04004909
Westminster constituency
Dover and Deal · E14001202
Output area
E00122843
Lower layer super output area
Dover 014A · E01024198
Middle layer super output area
Dover 014 · E02005054

Postcode source versions

Explore CT15

Use the wider postcode district to compare the same evidence across more locations.

Property

At this postcode

View all property records
23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Forge Field, West Hougham, Dover, CT15 7BF 13 December 2024 £341,500
1, Forge Field, West Hougham, Dover, CT15 7BF 25 March 2022 £320,000
1, Forge Field, West Hougham, Dover, CT15 7BF 14 June 2021 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Capel-le-Ferne Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  2. Elms School

    Foundation special school

    3.2 km
  3. Aycliffe Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 9
  • Burglary 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

16 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.0
CT15 7 residents
3,984

Age bands in CT15 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

501 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

308 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

691 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

1,201 residents

Age 65 and over
29.1%

1,107 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT15 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    4.7 km

  • WHITE CLIFFS MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 FOLKESTONE ROAD, DOVER, CT17 9SG

    ODS code G82729

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.9 miles
  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.9 miles
  • Hougham Court Lane

    BCT · West Hougham

    0.9 miles
  • Hougham Court Lane

    BCT · West Hougham

    0.9 miles
  • White Cliffs Park

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dover 014A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,243 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £330,750 from 2 recorded sales in CT15 7BF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dover is £276,234 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Capel-le-Ferne Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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