CT16 3PY

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT16 3PU 110 m
CT16 3EB 134 m
CT16 3DY 148 m
CT16 3DZ 182 m
CT16 3DR 273 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT16 3PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 3
Latitude
51.149417
Longitude
1.267219
British National Grid easting
628,597
British National Grid northing
143,981

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
E00122910
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. The Sallygate School

    Other independent special school

    301 m
  2. Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    323 m
  3. River Primary School

    Community school

    807 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
290
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 119
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Shoplifting 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • LYDDEN SURGERY

    114 CANTERBURY ROAD, LYDDEN, DOVER, CT15 7ET

    ODS code G82227

    2.4 km

  • BUCKLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BUCKLAND AVENUE, DOVER, CT16 2NP

    ODS code G82700

    2.5 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    100-106 HIGH STREET, DOVER, CT16 1EQ

    ODS code G82117

    3.5 km

  • WHITE CLIFFS MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 FOLKESTONE ROAD, DOVER, CT17 9SG

    ODS code G82729

    3.7 km

  • PENCESTER SURGERY

    10 PENCESTER ROAD, DOVER, CT16 1BW

    ODS code G82015

    4.0 km

  • ST JAMES' SURGERY

    2 HAROLD STREET, DOVER, CT16 1SF

    ODS code G82002

    4.1 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

  • Abbey

    BCT · Kearsney

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey

    BCT · Kearsney

    0.1 miles
  • Bushy Ruff Cottages

    BCT · Kearsney

    0.2 miles
  • Bushy Ruff Cottages

    BCT · Kearsney

    0.2 miles
  • Kearsney Rail Station

    RLY · Kearsney

    0.2 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

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. The Sallygate School is the nearest published school at 301 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

290 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 119 events.

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