CT3 2EL

Little Stour & Ashstone · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Canterbury
Local authority
Dover
Postcode district
CT3
Postcode sector
CT3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT3 2EH 78 m
CT3 2EJ 91 m
CT3 2JQ 94 m
CT3 2EG 107 m
CT3 2AZ 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT3 2EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT3
Postcode sector
CT3 2
Latitude
51.282961
Longitude
1.277723
British National Grid easting
628,669
British National Grid northing
158,860

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
E00122886
Lower layer super output area
Dover 001A · E01024206
Middle layer super output area
Dover 001 · E02005041

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Butterfield Way, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2EL 28 March 2025 £385,000
16, Butterfield Way, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2EL 12 April 2024 £365,000
2, Butterfield Way, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2EL 22 December 2023 £333,996

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    393 m
  2. St Faith's At Ash School Limited

    Other independent school

    537 m
  3. The Davenport School

    Other independent special school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
146
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 67
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 13
  • 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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
96.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.3%
Gigabit-capable
96.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
29.6%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ASH SURGERY

    CHILTON PLACE, ASH, CANTERBURY, CT3 2HD

    ODS code G82138

    352 m

  • SANDWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTLE MARKET, SANDWICH, CT13 9ET

    ODS code G82063

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Chequer Inn

    BCT · Ash

    0.3 miles
  • The Chequer Inn

    BCT · Ash

    0.3 miles
  • Street End Corner

    BCT · Ash

    0.3 miles
  • Street End Corner

    BCT · Ash

    0.4 miles
  • White Post Gardens

    BCT · Ash

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dover 001A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,996 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £417,495 from 26 recorded sales in CT3 2EL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dover is £276,234 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 393 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

146 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 67 events.

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