CT2 7XX

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 3PX 35 m
CT1 3QF 84 m
CT1 3SX 86 m
CT1 3PY 87 m
CT1 3QD 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 7XX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 7
Latitude
51.271766
Longitude
1.073752
British National Grid easting
614,500
British National Grid northing
157,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Wincheap · E05010411
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122506
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 019B · E01024129
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 019 · E02006855

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
11
Secondary
7
  1. Wincheap Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    337 m
  2. The Orchard School

    Foundation special school

    368 m
  3. St Nicholas' School

    Community special school

    467 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,232
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,614
  • Shoplifting 1,043
  • Anti social behaviour 703
  • Criminal damage and arson 480
  • Other theft 343

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

    701 m

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    1.1 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    1.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    2.8 km

  • CANTERBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, PATRIXBOURNE ROAD, BRIDGE, CANTERBURY, CT4 5BL

    ODS code G82228

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Martyrs' Field Road

    BCT · Wincheap

    0.0 miles
  • Martyrs' Field Road

    BCT · Wincheap

    0.1 miles
  • York Road

    BCT · Wincheap

    0.2 miles
  • York Road

    BCT · Wincheap

    0.2 miles
  • Oxford Road

    BCT · Martyrs Field

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 019B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,163 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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. Wincheap Foundation Primary School is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,232 published events cover 12 months, averaging 436 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,614 events.

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