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CT2 8JU

Westgate · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8JF 47 m
CT2 8DU 63 m
CT2 8DX 64 m
CT2 8JT 76 m
CT2 8JJ 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 8JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 8
Latitude
51.282952
Longitude
1.061519
British National Grid easting
613,595
British National Grid northing
158,208

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
E00122469
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

    502 m

  2. The Canterbury Primary School

    Academy converter

    617 m

  3. St Edmund's School Canterbury

    Other independent school

    986 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,106
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,208
  • Shoplifting 831
  • Anti social behaviour 537
  • Criminal damage and arson 370
  • Other theft 290

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.2% 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
62.5%

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

4

within 5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    1.5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    1.8 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    1.8 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    2.1 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

  • Fisher Road

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.1 miles

  • Summer Hill

    BCT · Harbledown

    0.1 miles

  • Summer Hill

    BCT · Harbledown

    0.1 miles

  • Temple Road

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

  • Mill Lane Junction

    BCT · London Road Estate

    0.2 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.

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
Unlikely

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

32 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Canterbury Academy is the nearest published school at 502 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,106 published events cover 12 months, averaging 342.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,208 events.

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