CT16 3QL

Whitfield · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dover
Local authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT16 3QS 35 m
CT16 3QR 57 m
CT16 3QN 60 m
CT16 3QH 68 m
CT16 3QB 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT16 3QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 3
Latitude
51.158629
Longitude
1.303073
British National Grid easting
631,058
British National Grid northing
145,117

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dover · E07000108
Electoral ward
Whitfield · E05012871
Parish or community
E04004927
Westminster constituency
Dover and Deal · E14001202
Output area
E00190158
Lower layer super output area
Dover 010F · E01024256
Middle layer super output area
Dover 010 · E02005050

Postcode source versions

Explore CT16

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Whinchat Rise, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3QL 1 September 2025 £282,500
17, Whinchat Rise, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3QL 21 February 2025 £425,000
31, Whinchat Rise, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3QL 19 December 2024 £417,996

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
6
  1. Whitfield Aspen School

    Community school

    735 m
  2. Dover Christ Church Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    938 m
  3. Green Park Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
634
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Anti social behaviour 113
  • Shoplifting 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • Other theft 43

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

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+
96%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

    2.4 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    100-106 HIGH STREET, DOVER, CT16 1EQ

    ODS code G82117

    3.2 km

  • ST JAMES' SURGERY

    2 HAROLD STREET, DOVER, CT16 1SF

    ODS code G82002

    3.5 km

  • PENCESTER SURGERY

    10 PENCESTER ROAD, DOVER, CT16 1BW

    ODS code G82015

    3.5 km

  • WHITE CLIFFS MEDICAL CENTRE

    143 FOLKESTONE ROAD, DOVER, CT17 9SG

    ODS code G82729

    3.8 km

  • LYDDEN SURGERY

    114 CANTERBURY ROAD, LYDDEN, DOVER, CT15 7ET

    ODS code G82227

    4.4 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

  • Red Kite Road

    BCT · Whitfield

    0.1 miles
  • Red Kite Road

    BCT · Whitfield

    0.1 miles
  • Richmond Way

    BCT · Whitfield

    0.2 miles
  • Richmond Way

    BCT · Whitfield

    0.2 miles
  • Cranleigh Drive

    BCT · Whitfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dover 010F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,507 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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

Property market

The five-year median is £358,995 from 27 recorded sales in CT16 3QL. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 6 secondary schools. Whitfield Aspen School is the nearest published school at 735 m.

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

Recorded crime

634 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 212 events.

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