CT2 8HD

Westgate · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT2 8FF 15 m
CT2 8BH 35 m
CT2 8WA 36 m
CT2 8FE 40 m
CT2 8AF 52 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 8HD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 8
Latitude
51.282541
Longitude
1.074787
British National Grid easting
614,522
British National Grid northing
158,201

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
E00122352
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 020A · E01024104
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

    331 m
  2. St Johns Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    569 m
  3. Haven Nook

    Other independent special school

    606 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,444
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,048
  • Shoplifting 1,106
  • Anti social behaviour 875
  • Criminal damage and arson 590
  • Other theft 435

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

7 female, 2 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    856 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

    1.3 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

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Falstaff Hotel

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.0 miles
  • Westgate Towers

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles
  • Westgate Towers

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles
  • Canterbury West Station

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles
  • Canterbury West Rail Station

    RSE · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 020A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,644 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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 331 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,444 published events cover 12 months, averaging 537 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,048 events.

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