CT5 3AY

Gorrell · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Whitstable
Ward
Gorrell
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT5 3BA 105 m
CT5 3BB 144 m
CT5 3AT 267 m
CT5 3AU 287 m
CT5 3AZ 292 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 3AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 3
Latitude
51.330214
Longitude
1.024654
British National Grid easting
610,808
British National Grid northing
163,356

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Gorrell · E05010396
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122172
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 009A · E01024062
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 009 · E02005018

Postcode source versions

Explore CT5

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Holme Lodge, Pean Hill, Whitstable, CT5 3AY 25 November 2022 £850,000
Green Leas, Pean Hill, Whitstable, CT5 3AY 28 January 2022 £650,000
Hillrise, Pean Hill, Whitstable, CT5 3AY 9 September 2021 £467,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Joy Lane Primary Foundation School

    Foundation school

    2.2 km
  2. The Whitstable School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  3. Whitstable Junior School

    Foundation school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
195
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 61
  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Other crime 8
  • Vehicle crime 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
CT5 3 residents
7,563

Age bands in CT5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,235 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

754 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

1,497 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,301 residents

Age 65 and over
28.7%

2,335 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT5 3 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
25%

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

  • WHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82071

    1.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    4.6 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

  • Court Lees

    BCT · Pean Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Pye Alley

    BCT · Pean Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Court Lees

    BCT · Pean Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Pye Alley

    BCT · Pean Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Clapham Hill

    BCT · Whitstable

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 009A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,716 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £650,000 from 3 recorded sales in CT5 3AY. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Joy Lane Primary Foundation School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

195 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 61 events.

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