CT2 7XR

Wincheap · 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
CT1 3XW 115 m
CT1 3XL 140 m
CT1 3FA 186 m
CT1 3XN 189 m
CT1 3XA 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 7XR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 7
Latitude
51.267839
Longitude
1.051983
British National Grid easting
613,000
British National Grid northing
156,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Wincheap · E05010411
Parish or community
E04004885
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122511
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 017D · E01024127
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 017 · E02005026

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
11
Secondary
7
  1. The Canterbury Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Wincheap Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.3 km
  3. The Canterbury Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,007
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 296
  • Shoplifting 210
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Other theft 80

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 straight-line

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    2.3 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    2.6 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    3.0 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    3.2 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    BOLTS HILL, CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 7JY

    ODS code G82790

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Tonford Lane

    BCT · Thanington

    0.1 miles
  • Tonford Lane

    BCT · Thanington

    0.1 miles
  • Bramley Avenue

    BCT · Thanington

    0.1 miles
  • Ashenden Close

    BCT · Thanington

    0.2 miles
  • Chalklands

    BCT · Thanington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 017D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,848 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 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

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Canterbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,007 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 296 events.

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