CT3 2AL

Little Stour & Ashstone · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dover
Postcode district
CT3
Postcode sector
CT3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT3 2BT 98 m
CT3 2BE 101 m
CT3 2AU 113 m
CT3 2AH 122 m
CT3 2BJ 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT3 2AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT3
Postcode sector
CT3 2
Latitude
51.278299
Longitude
1.289367
British National Grid easting
629,504
British National Grid northing
158,378

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dover · E07000108
Parish or community
E04004901
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00122891
Lower layer super output area
Dover 001B · E01024207
Middle layer super output area
Dover 001 · E02005041

Postcode source versions

Explore CT3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  2. St Faith's At Ash School Limited

    Other independent school

    1.1 km
  3. The Davenport School

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
149
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 68
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 12
  • Other crime 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT3 2 residents
3,313

Age bands in CT3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

533 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

317 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

659 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,017 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

816 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASH SURGERY

    CHILTON PLACE, ASH, CANTERBURY, CT3 2HD

    ODS code G82138

    751 m

  • SANDWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTLE MARKET, SANDWICH, CT13 9ET

    ODS code G82063

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Cherry Garden Lane

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Cherry Garden Lane

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Collar Makers Green

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Collar Makers Green

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Field

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dover 001B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,106 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

149 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 68 events.

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