CT16 1XQ

Dover Downs & River · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT16 3DW 17 m
CT16 3DR 73 m
CT16 3DP 87 m
CT16 3PA 97 m
CT16 3DS 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT16 1XQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 1
Latitude
51.152320
Longitude
1.266036
British National Grid easting
628,500
British National Grid northing
144,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dover · E07000108
Parish or community
E04004925
Westminster constituency
Dover and Deal · E14001202
Output area
E00122909
Lower layer super output area
Dover 010G · E01033210
Middle layer super output area
Dover 010 · E02005050

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
6
  1. Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    36 m
  2. The Sallygate School

    Other independent special school

    561 m
  3. River Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
294
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 116
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Shoplifting 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT16 1 residents
4,093

Age bands in CT16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

588 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

438 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

1,138 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

1,146 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

965 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • LYDDEN SURGERY

    114 CANTERBURY ROAD, LYDDEN, DOVER, CT15 7ET

    ODS code G82227

    2.2 km

  • BUCKLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BUCKLAND AVENUE, DOVER, CT16 2NP

    ODS code G82700

    2.7 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    100-106 HIGH STREET, DOVER, CT16 1EQ

    ODS code G82117

    3.7 km

  • WHITE CLIFFS MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 FOLKESTONE ROAD, DOVER, CT17 9SG

    ODS code G82729

    4.0 km

  • PENCESTER SURGERY

    10 PENCESTER ROAD, DOVER, CT16 1BW

    ODS code G82015

    4.2 km

  • ST JAMES' SURGERY

    2 HAROLD STREET, DOVER, CT16 1SF

    ODS code G82002

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Templeside

    BCT · Temple Ewell

    0.1 miles
  • The Fox

    BCT · Temple Ewell

    0.1 miles
  • Templeside

    BCT · Temple Ewell

    0.2 miles
  • Downhill Close

    BCT · Temple Ewell

    0.3 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Temple Ewell

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dover 010G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,157 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 6 secondary schools. Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 36 m.

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

Recorded crime

294 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 116 events.

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