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CT5 2RU

Swalecliffe · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Swalecliffe
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT5 2QH 65 m
CT5 2QG 160 m
CT5 2QP 199 m
CT5 2QW 226 m
CT5 2QQ 243 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 2RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2003
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 2
Latitude
51.365530
Longitude
1.061883
British National Grid easting
613,237
British National Grid northing
167,390

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
E00122142
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 004A · E01024059
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 004 · E02005013

Postcode source versions

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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

    553 m

  2. The Far Academy CIC

    Special post 16 institution

    1.1 km

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
532
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 189
  • Anti social behaviour 80
  • Other theft 51
  • Shoplifting 45
  • Vehicle crime 44

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82090

    4.2 km

  • WHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82071

    4.4 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    116 KINGS ROAD, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RE

    ODS code G82119

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Kemp Road

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.2 miles

  • Kemp Road

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.2 miles

  • The Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.3 miles

  • The Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Swalecliffe Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 553 m.

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

Recorded crime

532 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 189 events.

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