CT6 6TS

Reculver · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT6
Postcode sector
CT6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT6 6EZ 46 m
CT3 4EN 264 m
CT3 4EL 266 m
CT6 6TT 364 m
CT3 4EJ 501 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT6 6TS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2007
Terminated
1 July 2007
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT6
Postcode sector
CT6 6
Latitude
51.365116
Longitude
1.195552
British National Grid easting
622,542
British National Grid northing
167,741

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Reculver · E05012955
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00122332
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 002A · E01024094
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 002 · E02005011

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. Reculver Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km
  2. Chislet Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km
  3. Hoath Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
53
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Drugs 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT6 6 residents
10,719

Age bands in CT6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

1,405 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

908 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

1,793 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,776 residents

Age 65 and over
32.3%

3,290 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK SURGERY

    116 KINGS ROAD, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RE

    ODS code G82119

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Blue Dolphin Park

    BCT · Reculver

    0.9 miles
  • Blue Dolphin Park

    BCT · Reculver

    0.9 miles
  • Cafe

    BCT · Reculver

    0.9 miles
  • Reculver School

    BCT · Hillborough

    0.9 miles
  • Reculver School

    BCT · Hillborough

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 002A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,627 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Reculver Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

53 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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