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CT6 5NU

Heron · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Herne Bay
Ward
Heron
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Postcode district
CT6
Postcode sector
CT6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT6 5NY 15 m
CT6 5JX 21 m
CT6 5NJ 44 m
CT6 5LA 59 m
CT6 5NW 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT6 5NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT6
Postcode sector
CT6 5
Latitude
51.371046
Longitude
1.128166
British National Grid easting
617,824
British National Grid northing
168,198

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
E00122263
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 001A · E01024078
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 001 · E02005010

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, William Street, Herne Bay, CT6 5NU 20 April 2007 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Herne Bay Junior School

    Foundation school

    289 m

  2. Herne Bay Infant School

    Community school

    337 m

  3. Herne Bay High School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,172
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 807
  • Anti social behaviour 325
  • Shoplifting 313
  • Criminal damage and arson 207
  • Other theft 128

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    116 KINGS ROAD, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RE

    ODS code G82119

    256 m

  • THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82090

    490 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Library

    BCT · Herne Bay

    0.0 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Herne Bay

    0.1 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Herne Bay

    0.1 miles

  • Richmond Street

    BCT · Herne Bay

    0.1 miles

  • Richmond Street

    BCT · Herne Bay

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 001A, 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

4,955 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Herne Bay Junior School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,172 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 807 events.

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