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CT5 2LL

Swalecliffe · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT5 2QP 58 m
CT5 2QQ 77 m
CT5 2LP 102 m
CT5 2QW 111 m
CT5 2LW 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 2LL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 2
Latitude
51.363369
Longitude
1.060604
British National Grid easting
613,158
British National Grid northing
167,146

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Swalecliffe · E05010407
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122139
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 004A · E01024059
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 004 · E02005013

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
59, Herne Bay Road, Tankerton, Whitstable, CT5 2LL 1 April 2026 £625,000
34, Herne Bay Road, Tankerton, Whitstable, CT5 2LL 25 September 2025 £477,500
57a, Herne Bay Road, Tankerton, Whitstable, CT5 2LL 13 September 2024 £610,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Swalecliffe Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    298 m

  2. The Far Academy CIC

    Special post 16 institution

    813 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
575
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 206
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Other theft 55
  • Vehicle crime 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

17 female, 14 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
66.7%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82071

    4.2 km

  • THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82090

    4.3 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    116 KINGS ROAD, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RE

    ODS code G82119

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kemp Road

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.0 miles

  • Kemp Road

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.0 miles

  • The Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.2 miles

  • The Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.2 miles

  • Priest and Sow

    BCT · Tankerton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 004A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,265 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
5
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £575,000 from 7 recorded sales in CT5 2LL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Canterbury is £338,030 in June 2026, up 3.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Swalecliffe Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 298 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

575 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 206 events.

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