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CT5 3SB

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 3JF 0 m
CT5 3RA 96 m
CT5 3RB 109 m
CT5 3JQ 111 m
CT5 3QZ 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 3SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 3
Latitude
51.357760
Longitude
1.057730
British National Grid easting
612,984
British National Grid northing
166,514

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Chestfield · E05010395
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122132
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 005C · E01024058
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 005 · E02005014

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Amphenol Complex, Thanet Way, Whitstable, CT5 3SB 16 January 2017 £252,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. The Far Academy CIC

    Special post 16 institution

    165 m

  2. Swalecliffe Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    367 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
758
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 266
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Other theft 74
  • Vehicle crime 68
  • Shoplifting 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • WHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82071

    3.7 km

  • THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82090

    4.7 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    116 KINGS ROAD, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RE

    ODS code G82119

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Highgate Road

    BCT · South Tankerton

    0.3 miles

  • Highgate Road

    BCT · South Tankerton

    0.3 miles

  • The Leas

    BCT · Chestfield

    0.3 miles

  • The Leas

    BCT · Chestfield

    0.3 miles

  • Kemp Road

    BCT · Swalecliffe

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 005C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,338 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
1
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

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Far Academy CIC is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

758 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 266 events.

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