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CT15 7BS

Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dover
Ward
Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne
Local authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Postcode district
CT15
Postcode sector
CT15 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT15 7DH 355 m
CT15 7BT 406 m
CT15 7DG 690 m
CT15 7DJ 907 m
CT15 7EN 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT15 7BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT15
Postcode sector
CT15 7
Latitude
51.124611
Longitude
1.225344
British National Grid easting
625,790
British National Grid northing
141,094

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dover · E07000108
Electoral ward
Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne · E05012855
Parish or community
E04004900
Westminster constituency
Dover and Deal · E14001202
Output area
E00123019
Lower layer super output area
Dover 014D · E01024234
Middle layer super output area
Dover 014 · E02005054

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Megget Farm Cottage, Hougham, Dover, CT15 7BS 26 September 2014 £310,000
Bramble Hill Cottage, Hougham, Dover, CT15 7BS 21 February 2006 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Capel-le-Ferne Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

  2. Elms School

    Foundation special school

    3.6 km

  3. River Primary School

    Community school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
55
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Other theft 6
  • Burglary 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.1% 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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
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

  • LYDDEN SURGERY

    114 CANTERBURY ROAD, LYDDEN, DOVER, CT15 7ET

    ODS code G82227

    4.4 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    5.0 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

  • Meggett Lane

    BCT · South Alkham

    0.7 miles

  • Newlyns Meadow

    BCT · Alkham

    0.7 miles

  • Meggett Lane

    BCT · South Alkham

    0.7 miles

  • Newlyns Meadow

    BCT · Alkham

    0.7 miles

  • The Marquis

    BCT · Alkham

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dover 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,228 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 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.

Schools

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Capel-le-Ferne Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

55 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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