CT3 4AF

Barton · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Canterbury
Ward
Barton
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT3
Postcode sector
CT3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT3 4AW 350 m
CT3 4AN 494 m
CT3 4FA 499 m
CT3 4AH 571 m
CT3 4AE 685 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT3 4AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT3
Postcode sector
CT3 4
Latitude
51.278794
Longitude
1.127599
British National Grid easting
618,222
British National Grid northing
157,940

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Barton · E05012990
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122277
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 010A · E01024084
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 010 · E02005019

Postcode source versions

Explore CT3

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Francewood, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, CT3 4AF 26 January 2023 £520,000
Almora, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, CT3 4AF 12 December 2022 £520,000
Polo Farm, The Hub, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, CT3 4AF 6 September 2017 £2,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
14
Secondary
8
  1. Parkside Community Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km
  2. Barton Manor School

    Free schools

    2.0 km
  3. Pilgrims' Way Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 333
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Other theft 23
  • Public order 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

26 female, 27 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
3.1
CT3 4 residents
4,046

Age bands in CT3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

666 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

451 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

962 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,168 residents

Age 65 and over
22.7%

951 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT3 4 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+
25%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
15%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
10%

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

6

within 5 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    2.8 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    2.9 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

  • CANTERBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, PATRIXBOURNE ROAD, BRIDGE, CANTERBURY, CT4 5BL

    ODS code G82228

    3.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    5.0 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

  • Fishpool Bottom

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles
  • Polo Farm

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles
  • Polo Farm

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles
  • Fishpool Bottom

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.2 miles
  • Stodmarsh Road

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 010A, 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

14,222 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £520,000 from 2 recorded sales in CT3 4AF. 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 8 secondary schools. Parkside Community Foundation Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 333 events.

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