CT5 2DJ

Tankerton · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT5 2AH 49 m
CT5 2DH 52 m
CT5 2DN 70 m
CT5 2DW 89 m
CT5 2AJ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 2DJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2007
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 2
Latitude
51.363483
Longitude
1.041387
British National Grid easting
611,820
British National Grid northing
167,103

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Tankerton · E05010408
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122430
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 007E · E01024116
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 007 · E02005016

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. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

    Academy converter

    330 m
  2. Westmeads Community Infant School

    Community school

    897 m
  3. ISP School Whitstable

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,583
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 537
  • Violence and sexual offences 422
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 149
  • Vehicle crime 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT5 2 residents
7,874

Age bands in CT5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.3%

1,000 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

715 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.5%

1,259 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

2,460 residents

Age 65 and over
33.2%

2,699 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

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Tankerton Circus

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.0 miles
  • Tankerton Circus

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.0 miles
  • Graystone Road

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.2 miles
  • Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.2 miles
  • Graystone Road

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 007E, 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

31,240 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,583 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 537 events.

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