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CT2 8UE

Blean Forest · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Blean Forest
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT2 8EU 18 m
CT2 8ET 42 m
CT2 8ES 95 m
CT2 8ER 106 m
CT2 8EZ 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 8UE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 8
Latitude
51.287443
Longitude
1.059021
British National Grid easting
613,400
British National Grid northing
158,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Blean Forest · E05010393
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122466
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 012E · E01024123
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 012 · E02005021

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
10
Secondary
7

  1. St Edmund's School Canterbury

    Other independent school

    477 m

  2. Bemix

    Special post 16 institution

    651 m

  3. Kent College (Canterbury)

    Other independent school

    724 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,755
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 590
  • Anti social behaviour 285
  • Criminal damage and arson 171
  • Shoplifting 151
  • Other theft 142

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 straight-line

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    999 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    2.0 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    2.2 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Cherry Garden Road

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

  • Cherry Garden Road

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles

  • University Road St Edmund's School

    BCT · University of Kent

    0.2 miles

  • Fisher Road

    BCT · St Dunstans

    0.3 miles

  • St Edmund's School

    BCT · University of Kent

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 012E, 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

30,000 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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. St Edmund's School Canterbury is the nearest published school at 477 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,755 published events cover 12 months, averaging 146.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 590 events.

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