CT6 7YH

Herne & Broomfield · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT6
Postcode sector
CT6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT6 7XW 0 m
CT6 7XN 35 m
CT6 7DB 66 m
CT6 7DW 88 m
CT6 7XP 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT6 7YH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT6
Postcode sector
CT6 7
Latitude
51.358328
Longitude
1.146593
British National Grid easting
619,167
British National Grid northing
166,839

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Parish or community
E04004891
Westminster constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich · E14001282
Output area
E00122227
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 006D · E01024076
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 006 · E02005015

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  2. Herne Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  3. Herne Bay Infant School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
754
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 309
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Other theft 70
  • Shoplifting 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

2

within 5 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    116 KINGS ROAD, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RE

    ODS code G82119

    2.0 km

  • THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82090

    2.3 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

  • Gorse Lane

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Gorse Lane

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Arden Road

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Arden Road

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Meadows

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 006D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,457 of 33,755

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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

754 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 309 events.

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