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CT5 2RX

Swalecliffe · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2RT 67 m
CT5 2RS 68 m
CT5 2RA 86 m
CT5 2RP 123 m
CT5 2RD 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 2RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 2
Latitude
51.362461
Longitude
1.075672
British National Grid easting
614,211
British National Grid northing
167,089

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
E00122138
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 005B · E01024057
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
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. Swalecliffe Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km

  2. The Far Academy CIC

    Special post 16 institution

    1.4 km

  3. SALT COLLEGE

    Special post 16 institution

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
499
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 171
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Other theft 49
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Vehicle crime 33

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.

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
0%

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

2

within 5 km

  • THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82090

    3.3 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    116 KINGS ROAD, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RE

    ODS code G82119

    3.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Woodman Avenue

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Woodman Avenue

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.1 miles

  • The Plough

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.2 miles

  • The Plough

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.2 miles

  • Goodwin Avenue

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 005B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,104 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
1
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

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Swalecliffe Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

499 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 171 events.

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