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CT6 7NZ

Chestfield · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Herne Bay
Ward
Chestfield
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT6
Postcode sector
CT6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT5 3ER 752 m
CT5 3ES 1.1 km
CT5 3EP 1.1 km
CT5 3EW 1.4 km
CT5 3PJ 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT6 7NZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT6
Postcode sector
CT6 7
Latitude
51.328650
Longitude
1.077428
British National Grid easting
614,491
British National Grid northing
163,335

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Electoral ward
Chestfield · E05010395
Parish or community
E04012942
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122150
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 005A · E01024056
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 005 · E02005014

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pine Cottage, Thornden Wood Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7NZ 15 June 2021 £540,000
Heather Cottage, Thornden Wood Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7NZ 18 December 2015 £550,000
Heather Cottage, Thornden Wood Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7NZ 5 July 2004 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. The Far Academy CIC

    Special post 16 institution

    3.4 km

  2. University of Kent

    Higher education institutions

    3.4 km

  3. Thornden Wood Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

2 female, 5 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.5
CT6 7 residents
12,578

Age bands in CT6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

2,033 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,312 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.3%

2,638 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

3,373 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

3,014 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT6 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    3.8 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    4.6 km

  • WHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82071

    4.7 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    5.0 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

  • Broomfield Gate

    BCT · Radfall

    0.6 miles

  • Broomfield Gate

    BCT · Radfall

    0.6 miles

  • Dukeswood

    BCT · Radfall

    0.9 miles

  • Dukeswood

    BCT · Radfall

    0.9 miles

  • Britton Court Farm

    BCT · Tyler Hill

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 005A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,361 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
0
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

27 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. The Far Academy CIC is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 4 events.

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