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CT5 6RH

Westgate · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Westgate
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT1 2XJ 20 m
CT1 2HH 39 m
CT1 2HJ 43 m
CT1 2LG 51 m
CT1 2BH 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT5 6RH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1983
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT5
Postcode sector
CT5 6
Latitude
51.277787
Longitude
1.084193
British National Grid easting
615,200
British National Grid northing
157,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Westgate · E05010410
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122462
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 020F · E01032807
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 020 · E02006856

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
12
Secondary
7

  1. The King's School Canterbury

    Other independent school

    356 m

  2. Canterbury Christ Church University

    Higher education institutions

    418 m

  3. St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

    Voluntary aided school

    437 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,648
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,272
  • Shoplifting 1,075
  • Anti social behaviour 897
  • Criminal damage and arson 623
  • Other theft 425

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    403 m

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    505 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    751 m

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    2.6 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    4.4 km

  • CANTERBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, PATRIXBOURNE ROAD, BRIDGE, CANTERBURY, CT4 5BL

    ODS code G82228

    4.7 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

  • Canterbury Lane

    TXR · Canterbury

    0.0 miles

  • Whitefriars

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Magistrates Court

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Whitefriars

    BCT · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Canterbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 020F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,439 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 7 secondary schools. The King's School Canterbury is the nearest published school at 356 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,648 published events cover 12 months, averaging 554 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,272 events.

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