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CT16 2DY

Buckland · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dover
Ward
Buckland
Local authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT16 2DS 74 m
CT16 2DX 77 m
CT17 0SE 93 m
CT16 2DQ 111 m
CT16 2DJ 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT16 2DY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 2
Latitude
51.142088
Longitude
1.288336
British National Grid easting
630,110
British National Grid northing
143,232

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dover · E07000108
Electoral ward
Buckland · E05012857
Parish or community
E04004932
Westminster constituency
Dover and Deal · E14001202
Output area
E00122829
Lower layer super output area
Dover 011E · E01024197
Middle layer super output area
Dover 011 · E02005051

Postcode source versions

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Property

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Old Park Avenue, Dover, CT16 2DY 17 October 2025 £473,000
5, Old Park Avenue, Dover, CT16 2DY 17 March 2016 £290,000
2, Old Park Avenue, Dover, CT16 2DY 1 November 2004 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
6

  1. Green Park Community Primary School

    Community school

    729 m

  2. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    737 m

  3. River Primary School

    Community school

    965 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,140
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 949
  • Anti social behaviour 308
  • Criminal damage and arson 232
  • Shoplifting 195
  • Other theft 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.2
CT16 2 residents
10,614

Age bands in CT16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

2,094 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,241 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

2,799 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,684 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

1,445 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT16 2 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
100%

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

  • BUCKLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BUCKLAND AVENUE, DOVER, CT16 2NP

    ODS code G82700

    784 m

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    100-106 HIGH STREET, DOVER, CT16 1EQ

    ODS code G82117

    1.8 km

  • WHITE CLIFFS MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 FOLKESTONE ROAD, DOVER, CT17 9SG

    ODS code G82729

    2.2 km

  • PENCESTER SURGERY

    10 PENCESTER ROAD, DOVER, CT16 1BW

    ODS code G82015

    2.3 km

  • ST JAMES' SURGERY

    2 HAROLD STREET, DOVER, CT16 1SF

    ODS code G82002

    2.4 km

  • LYDDEN SURGERY

    114 CANTERBURY ROAD, LYDDEN, DOVER, CT15 7ET

    ODS code G82227

    4.1 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

  • Carlsden Close

    BCT · Crabble

    0.1 miles

  • Parsons Way

    BCT · Buckland Valley

    0.1 miles

  • Friars Way

    BCT · Buckland Valley

    0.1 miles

  • Monks Way

    BCT · Buckland Valley

    0.2 miles

  • Pilgrims Way

    BCT · River

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dover 011E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,072 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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
Possible

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 £473,000 from 1 recorded sale in CT16 2DY. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 6 secondary schools. Green Park Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 729 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,140 published events cover 12 months, averaging 178.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 949 events.

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