CT5 1EG

Gorrell · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Whitstable
Ward
Gorrell
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT5 1EF 101 m
CT5 1EE 114 m
CT5 1ET 140 m
CT5 1FB 165 m
CT5 1EQ 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 1EG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 1
Latitude
51.355190
Longitude
1.016360
British National Grid easting
610,116
British National Grid northing
166,109

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
E00122208
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 008C · E01024070
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 008 · E02005017

Postcode source versions

Explore CT5

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, West Beach, Whitstable, CT5 1EG 26 October 2016 £1,100,000
32a, West Beach, Whitstable, CT5 1EG 9 August 2016 £333,000
32a, West Beach, Whitstable, CT5 1EG 22 May 2013 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. St Alphege Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    582 m
  2. Whitstable Junior School

    Foundation school

    604 m
  3. Joy Lane Primary Foundation School

    Foundation school

    632 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,752
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 554
  • Violence and sexual offences 490
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 157
  • Other theft 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT5 1 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
93.8%

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

1

within 5 km

  • WHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82071

    1.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sea Lawn

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.3 miles
  • Sea Lawn

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.3 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.4 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.4 miles
  • Tollgate Close

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.4 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.

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
14
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

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Alphege Church of England Infant School is the nearest published school at 582 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,752 published events cover 12 months, averaging 146 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 554 events.

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