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CT5 3PJ

Chestfield · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT5 3EN 180 m
CT5 3ES 378 m
CT5 3EP 383 m
CT5 3EW 383 m
CT5 3LP 533 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 3PJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 3
Latitude
51.339693
Longitude
1.066551
British National Grid easting
613,682
British National Grid northing
164,531

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Chestfield · E05010395
Parish or community
E04012942
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122150
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 005A · E01024056
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 005 · E02005014

Postcode source versions

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Property

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Dukeswood, Chestfield, Whitstable, CT5 3PJ 28 May 2021 £565,000
15, Dukeswood, Chestfield, Whitstable, CT5 3PJ 31 July 2018 £650,000
3, Dukeswood, Chestfield, Whitstable, CT5 3PJ 4 September 2017 £690,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. The Far Academy CIC

    Special post 16 institution

    1.9 km

  2. The Whitstable School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  3. Swalecliffe Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Vehicle crime 16
  • Drugs 6
  • Other theft 6
  • Anti social behaviour 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

17 female, 14 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.4% 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+
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
81.3%

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

    3.8 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    4.8 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

  • Dukeswood

    BCT · Radfall

    0.1 miles

  • Dukeswood

    BCT · Radfall

    0.1 miles

  • Radfall Ride

    BCT · Radfall

    0.2 miles

  • Radfall Ride

    BCT · Radfall

    0.2 miles

  • Broomfield Gate

    BCT · Radfall

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 005A, 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

29,361 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 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
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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Far Academy CIC is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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