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CT5 1BF

Gorrell · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Gorrell
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT5 1BL 6 m
CT5 1AP 39 m
CT5 1BQ 47 m
CT5 1BJ 54 m
CT5 1BS 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 1BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 1
Latitude
51.359366
Longitude
1.023918
British National Grid easting
610,623
British National Grid northing
166,595

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Gorrell · E05010396
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122219
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 008C · E01024070
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 008 · E02005017

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. ISP School Whitstable

    Other independent special school

    141 m

  2. Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    188 m

  3. St Alphege Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    350 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,661
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 496
  • Violence and sexual offences 478
  • Anti social behaviour 206
  • Criminal damage and arson 166
  • Other theft 79

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT5 1 residents
7,402

Age bands in CT5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,073 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

604 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,498 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

2,275 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

1,668 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ESTUARY VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, ESTUARY VIEW BUSINESS PARK, BOORMAN WAY, WHITSTABLE, CT5 3SE

    ODS code G82071

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Horsebridge

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.1 miles

  • St Alphege Church

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.1 miles

  • Harbour Street

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.1 miles

  • St Alphege Church

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.1 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 008C, 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

15,456 of 33,755

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

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. ISP School Whitstable is the nearest published school at 141 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,661 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 496 events.

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