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CT2 8JA

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 8HQ 37 m
CT2 8JY 37 m
CT2 8LB 61 m
CT2 8JD 124 m
CT2 8BA 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 8JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 8
Latitude
51.282225
Longitude
1.064224
British National Grid easting
613,787
British National Grid northing
158,135

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
E00122471
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 020C · E01024122
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
32
Primary
10
Secondary
7

  1. The Canterbury Academy

    Academy converter

    415 m

  2. The Canterbury Primary School

    Academy converter

    602 m

  3. St Peter's Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    920 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,994
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,516
  • Shoplifting 955
  • Anti social behaviour 672
  • Criminal damage and arson 448
  • Other theft 337

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

4

within 5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    1.6 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    1.6 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    1.6 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    1.9 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

  • Temple Road

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Temple Road

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Lane Junction

    BCT · London Road Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Fisher Road

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Lane Junction

    BCT · London Road Estate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 020C, 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

12,999 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Canterbury Academy is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,994 published events cover 12 months, averaging 416.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,516 events.

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