CT2 7RD

Northgate · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT2 7XD 34 m
CT2 7JZ 35 m
CT1 2BF 58 m
CT2 7DZ 63 m
CT2 7DY 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 7RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 7
Latitude
51.283967
Longitude
1.079400
British National Grid easting
614,837
British National Grid northing
158,373

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Northgate · E05010402
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122355
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 020A · E01024104
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 020 · E02006856

Postcode source versions

Explore CT2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
11
Secondary
7
  1. St Johns Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    231 m
  2. The King's School Canterbury

    Other independent school

    477 m
  3. St Peter's Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    489 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,570
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,180
  • Shoplifting 981
  • Anti social behaviour 924
  • Criminal damage and arson 628
  • Other theft 445

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT2 7 residents
14,187

Age bands in CT2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9%

1,303 residents

Age 15 to 24
53.5%

7,753 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.3%

2,364 residents

Age 45 to 64
12.3%

1,777 residents

Age 65 and over
8.9%

1,286 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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    512 m

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    1.1 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    1.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    1.8 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    4.2 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

  • The Causeway

    BCT · St Stephens

    0.0 miles
  • The Causeway

    BCT · St Stephens

    0.0 miles
  • Canterbury West Railway Station

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.2 miles
  • Canterbury West Station

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.2 miles
  • Canterbury West Rail Station

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 020A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,644 of 33,755

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

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Johns Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 231 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,570 published events cover 12 months, averaging 547.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,180 events.

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