CT5 1TR

Swalecliffe · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT5 2PT 56 m
CT5 2PP 97 m
CT5 2PU 122 m
CT5 2PW 129 m
CT5 2JA 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 1TR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 1
Latitude
51.359499
Longitude
1.055203
British National Grid easting
612,800
British National Grid northing
166,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122422
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 005E · E01024115
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 005 · E02005014

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Swalecliffe Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    289 m
  2. The Far Academy CIC

    Special post 16 institution

    402 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
784
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 298
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Vehicle crime 69
  • Other theft 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 63

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82071

    3.6 km

  • THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE, 161 STATION ROAD, HERNE BAY, CT6 5NF

    ODS code G82090

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Priest and Sow

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.3 miles
  • Highgate Road

    BCT · South Tankerton

    0.3 miles
  • Highgate Road

    BCT · South Tankerton

    0.3 miles
  • Foxgrove Road

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.3 miles
  • Foxgrove Road

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 005E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,428 of 33,755

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

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Swalecliffe Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

784 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 298 events.

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