CT5 2ER

Tankerton · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Whitstable
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT5 2ES 80 m
CT5 2EU 81 m
CT5 2DX 94 m
CT5 2AB 99 m
CT5 2AL 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 2ER
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 2
Latitude
51.362543
Longitude
1.034630
British National Grid easting
611,354
British National Grid northing
166,979

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
E00122210
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 007D · E01024071
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 007 · E02005016

Postcode source versions

Explore CT5

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Firtree Cottage, Tower Road, Whitstable, CT5 2ER 26 July 2019 £520,000
Firtree Cottage, Tower Road, Whitstable, CT5 2ER 6 June 2011 £375,000
Kenwood, Tower Road, Whitstable, CT5 2ER 10 June 2005 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

    Academy converter

    297 m
  2. Westmeads Community Infant School

    Community school

    434 m
  3. ISP School Whitstable

    Other independent special school

    691 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,584
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 504
  • Violence and sexual offences 444
  • Anti social behaviour 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Vehicle crime 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT5 2 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
100%

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

    2.9 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

  • Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.1 miles
  • Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.1 miles
  • Beach Walk

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.1 miles
  • Beach Walk

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.2 miles
  • Westmeads School

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 007D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,913 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
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

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable is the nearest published school at 297 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,584 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 504 events.

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