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CT2 8AJ

Westgate · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Westgate
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT2 8AR 0 m
CT2 8BS 57 m
CT2 8BW 64 m
CT2 8DD 75 m
CT2 8AP 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 8AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 8
Latitude
51.282259
Longitude
1.072517
British National Grid easting
614,365
British National Grid northing
158,163

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Westgate · E05010410
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122474
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 020B · E01024121
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 Peter's Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    403 m

  2. Haven Nook

    Other independent special school

    649 m

  3. St Johns Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    731 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,144
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,923
  • Shoplifting 1,105
  • Anti social behaviour 833
  • Criminal damage and arson 557
  • Other theft 419

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT2 8 residents
7,734

Age bands in CT2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

1,012 residents

Age 15 to 24
24.2%

1,825 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

1,870 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.8%

1,488 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,333 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

    1.0 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    1.2 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    1.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    1.7 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    4.7 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

  • St Dunstan's Church

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles

  • Falstaff Hotel

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Westgate Towers

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles

  • St Dunstan's Church

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles

  • St Dunstan's Church

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 020B, 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

24,407 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Possible

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 403 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,144 published events cover 12 months, averaging 512 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,923 events.

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