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CT16 2QL

Buckland · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT16 2QS 47 m
CT16 2QJ 79 m
CT16 2PQ 114 m
CT16 2PA 140 m
CT16 2PG 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT16 2QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 2
Latitude
51.138880
Longitude
1.299718
British National Grid easting
630,922
British National Grid northing
142,911

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
E00122835
Lower layer super output area
Dover 011B · E01024194
Middle layer super output area
Dover 011 · E02005051

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. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    171 m

  2. Barton Junior School

    Academy converter

    508 m

  3. St Edmund's Catholic School

    Academy sponsor led

    660 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,475
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,445
  • Anti social behaviour 546
  • Criminal damage and arson 365
  • Shoplifting 295
  • Other theft 179

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

43 female, 42 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT16 2 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+
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
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

6

within 5 km

  • BUCKLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BUCKLAND AVENUE, DOVER, CT16 2NP

    ODS code G82700

    263 m

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    100-106 HIGH STREET, DOVER, CT16 1EQ

    ODS code G82117

    1.1 km

  • PENCESTER SURGERY

    10 PENCESTER ROAD, DOVER, CT16 1BW

    ODS code G82015

    1.5 km

  • ST JAMES' SURGERY

    2 HAROLD STREET, DOVER, CT16 1SF

    ODS code G82002

    1.6 km

  • WHITE CLIFFS MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 FOLKESTONE ROAD, DOVER, CT17 9SG

    ODS code G82729

    1.6 km

  • LYDDEN SURGERY

    114 CANTERBURY ROAD, LYDDEN, DOVER, CT15 7ET

    ODS code G82227

    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

  • Dunedin Drive

    BCT · Buckland Valley

    0.2 miles

  • Winant Way

    BCT · Buckland Valley

    0.2 miles

  • Dunedin Drive

    BCT · Buckland Valley

    0.2 miles

  • Cherry Tree Avenue

    BCT · Buckland

    0.2 miles

  • Buckland Bridge

    BCT · Buckland

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dover 011B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,299 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 6 secondary schools. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,475 published events cover 12 months, averaging 289.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,445 events.

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