CT6 5DL

Heron · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Heron
Local authority
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT6
Postcode sector
CT6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT6 5DJ 18 m
CT6 5LB 40 m
CT6 5DQ 55 m
CT6 5AB 64 m
CT6 5AD 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT6 5DL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT6
Postcode sector
CT6 5
Latitude
51.370920
Longitude
1.133561
British National Grid easting
618,200
British National Grid northing
168,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Heron · E05010399
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00122260
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 001B · E01024080
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 001 · E02005010

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Herne Bay Junior School

    Foundation school

    401 m
  2. Herne Bay Infant School

    Community school

    452 m
  3. Herne Bay High School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,070
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 763
  • Anti social behaviour 308
  • Shoplifting 304
  • Criminal damage and arson 202
  • Other theft 125

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT6 5 residents
8,246

Age bands in CT6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,641 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,046 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

2,316 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,404 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

1,903 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK SURGERY

    116 KINGS ROAD, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RE

    ODS code G82119

    599 m

  • THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82090

    866 m

Nearby transport

  • Canterbury Road Corner

    BCT · Herne Bay

    0.0 miles
  • Canterbury Road Corner

    BCT · Herne Bay

    0.0 miles
  • Canterbury Road Corner

    BCT · Herne Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Downs Park North

    BCT · Herne Bay

    0.2 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Herne Bay

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 001B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,842 of 33,755

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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Herne Bay Junior School is the nearest published school at 401 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,070 published events cover 12 months, averaging 172.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 763 events.

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