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CT2 8BG

Westgate · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT2 8BE 75 m
CT2 8FG 125 m
CT2 8BQ 147 m
CT1 2DD 158 m
CT2 8BD 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 8BG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 8
Latitude
51.279958
Longitude
1.071445
British National Grid easting
614,301
British National Grid northing
157,904

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
E00122461
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 020G · E01032808
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 020 · E02006856

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Whitehall Close, Canterbury, CT2 8BG 10 January 2020 £195,000
8, Whitehall Close, Canterbury, CT2 8BG 31 March 2016 £160,000
16, Whitehall Close, Canterbury, CT2 8BG 21 July 2014 £150,000

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

    378 m

  2. Haven Nook

    Other independent special school

    518 m

  3. The Canterbury Academy

    Academy converter

    599 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,854
  • Shoplifting 1,086
  • Anti social behaviour 794
  • Criminal damage and arson 544
  • Other theft 394

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
86

45 female, 41 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
66.7%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    1.0 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    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

    1.9 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Queens Avenue

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

  • Queens Avenue

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

  • Westgate Towers

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.2 miles

  • Falstaff Hotel

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

  • St Dunstan's Church

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 020G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,329 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

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 378 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 493.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,854 events.

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