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CT2 8DD

Westgate · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT2 8BN 49 m
CT2 8AB 57 m
CT2 8AD 65 m
CT2 8AJ 75 m
CT2 8AR 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 8DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 8
Latitude
51.281911
Longitude
1.073440
British National Grid easting
614,431
British National Grid northing
158,127

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

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Linden Chase, Canterbury, CT2 8DD 25 June 2021 £355,000
3, Linden Chase, Canterbury, CT2 8DD 17 December 2013 £280,000
10, Linden Chase, Canterbury, CT2 8DD 11 May 2012 £325,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
11
Secondary
7
  1. St Peter's Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    329 m
  2. Haven Nook

    Other independent special school

    582 m
  3. St Johns Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    679 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,249
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,968
  • Shoplifting 1,105
  • Anti social behaviour 849
  • Criminal damage and arson 569
  • Other theft 421

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43
18 female, 25 male
Postcode households
12
Residents per household
3.6
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    965 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

    1.4 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

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Westgate Towers

    BCT · St Dunstans

    104 m
  • Falstaff Hotel

    TXR · Canterbury

    107 m
  • Westgate Towers

    BCT · St Dunstans

    190 m
  • St Dunstan's Church

    BCT · St Dunstans

    222 m
  • St Dunstan's Church

    BCT · St Dunstans

    260 m

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
5
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 329 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,249 published events cover 12 months, averaging 521 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,968 events.

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