CT2 9BY

Blean Forest · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT2 9DB 68 m
CT2 9DE 73 m
CT2 9BZ 76 m
CT2 9DF 99 m
CT2 9DD 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 9BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 9
Latitude
51.291852
Longitude
1.047221
British National Grid easting
612,557
British National Grid northing
159,156

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Parish or community
E04004876
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122197
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 012D · E01024068
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 012 · E02005021

Postcode source versions

Explore CT2

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Ross Gardens, Rough Common, Canterbury, CT2 9BY 11 July 2025 £442,500
2, Ross Gardens, Rough Common, Canterbury, CT2 9BY 30 June 2021 £375,000
5, Ross Gardens, Rough Common, Canterbury, CT2 9BY 8 December 2020 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
10
Secondary
7
  1. Kent College (Canterbury)

    Other independent school

    598 m
  2. Kent College International Study Centre

    Other independent school

    598 m
  3. Blean Primary School

    Community school

    825 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
366
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 119
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Other theft 38
  • Vehicle crime 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

25 female, 21 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.5
CT2 9 residents
4,182

Age bands in CT2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

656 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

398 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

757 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

1,040 residents

Age 65 and over
27.8%

1,098 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT2 9 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
92.3%

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

    1.1 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    2.9 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    3.2 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    3.5 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

  • Lovell Road

    BCT · Rough Common

    0.0 miles
  • Lovell Road

    BCT · Rough Common

    0.1 miles
  • Churchwood Close

    BCT · Rough Common

    0.1 miles
  • Churchwood Close

    BCT · Rough Common

    0.1 miles
  • Ravenscourt Road

    BCT · Rough Common

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 012D, 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

29,852 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £442,500 from 1 recorded sale in CT2 9BY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Canterbury is £338,030 in June 2026, up 3.3% year on year.

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 7 secondary schools. Kent College (Canterbury) is the nearest published school at 598 m.

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

Recorded crime

366 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 119 events.

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