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CT16 3BJ

Dover Downs & River · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Dover
Ward
Dover Downs & River
Local authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT16 3BH 228 m
CT16 3NF 333 m
CT16 3BQ 361 m
CT16 3BN 364 m
CT16 2QZ 368 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT16 3BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 3
Latitude
51.149570
Longitude
1.283304
British National Grid easting
629,721
British National Grid northing
144,048

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dover · E07000108
Electoral ward
Dover Downs & River · E05012858
Parish or community
E04004925
Westminster constituency
Dover and Deal · E14001202
Output area
E00122908
Lower layer super output area
Dover 010G · E01033210
Middle layer super output area
Dover 010 · E02005050

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Meads, Whitfield Hill, Dover, CT16 3BJ 19 April 2024 £205,000
Grooms Cottage, Whitfield Hill, Dover, CT16 3BJ 24 March 2022 £468,000
Meads, Whitfield Hill, Dover, CT16 3BJ 25 August 2015 £173,365

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
6

  1. The Sallygate School

    Other independent special school

    851 m

  2. River Primary School

    Community school

    855 m

  3. Green Park Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,207
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 472
  • Anti social behaviour 199
  • Shoplifting 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 134
  • Vehicle crime 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.3
CT16 3 residents
6,386

Age bands in CT16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

916 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

516 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

1,333 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

1,706 residents

Age 65 and over
29.9%

1,906 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT16 3 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+
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

6

within 5 km

  • BUCKLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BUCKLAND AVENUE, DOVER, CT16 2NP

    ODS code G82700

    1.6 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    100-106 HIGH STREET, DOVER, CT16 1EQ

    ODS code G82117

    2.7 km

  • WHITE CLIFFS MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 FOLKESTONE ROAD, DOVER, CT17 9SG

    ODS code G82729

    3.1 km

  • PENCESTER SURGERY

    10 PENCESTER ROAD, DOVER, CT16 1BW

    ODS code G82015

    3.2 km

  • ST JAMES' SURGERY

    2 HAROLD STREET, DOVER, CT16 1SF

    ODS code G82002

    3.3 km

  • LYDDEN SURGERY

    114 CANTERBURY ROAD, LYDDEN, DOVER, CT15 7ET

    ODS code G82227

    3.4 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

  • Bus Garage

    BCT · Whitfield

    0.2 miles

  • Whitfield Hill Bottom

    BCT · River

    0.3 miles

  • Whitfield Hill Bottom

    BCT · River

    0.3 miles

  • Gordon Road

    BCT · Whitfield

    0.4 miles

  • The Railway Bell

    BCT · Kearsney

    0.4 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.

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
2
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 £336,500 from 2 recorded sales in CT16 3BJ. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Sallygate School is the nearest published school at 851 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,207 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 472 events.

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