CT1 1LN Canterbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northgate. Region: South East.
Streets
- Military Road, Canterbury: 17 addresses
- Artillery Street, Canterbury: 9 addresses
- Artillery Gardens, Canterbury: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Canterbury in 2026-27: Band D £2,419 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,419 | £2,957 | £3,495 | £4,032 | £4,839 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (31% of about 1,310 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1, ALBION PLACE, grade II
- 1, MILITARY ROAD, grade II
- 46, BROAD STREET, grade II
- 48, BROAD STREET, grade II
- 49, BROAD STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 50, BROAD STREET, grade II
- 51 AND 52, BROAD STREET, grade II
- BUILDING ADJOINING NO 1 TO THE LEFT, grade II
- Diocesan and Payne Smith Church of England Primary School, including attached boundary wall and school house, grade II
- FORMERLY NO 1, grade II
- ST CRISPIN'S, grade II
- THE ROYAL DRAGOON PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Northgate Car Park, Norhgate, Canterbury: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- St Radigunds Car Park, St Radigunds Street, Canterbury: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Newingate House, 16-17 Lower Bridge Street, Canterbury, CT1 2LG: up to 10 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Ivy Lane Car Park, Ivy Lane, Canterbury: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Charter House, St George's Place, Canterbury, CT1 1UQ: up to 34 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- White Horse Lane, Canterbury: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Hawks Lane Car Park, Hawks Lane, Canterbury: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Holmans Meadow Car Park, Dover Street, Canterbury: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 9 m and 11 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Canterbury West 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m |
| Canterbury East 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Sturry 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest St Thomas' School Northgate | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 590 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest St Radigund's Car Park | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsmead Leisure Centre Car Park | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 42.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 89.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northgate Medical Practice | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chopra Dental LTD | 0 m |
| Hospital | St Martin's Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Canterbury Police Station | 790 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 29 St George Street Halifax | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m; nearest Deanery Garden 3,300 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Dane John Gardens 2.4 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,720 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 12 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 22-26, The Cathedral Precincts, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m south-west. 758 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 31 of them Grade I and 45 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 22-26, The Cathedral Precincts | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m south-west |
| The Cathedral Appeal Fund Office the Deanery | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south-west |
| Norman Staircase | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m west |
| Gatehouse to St John's Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-west |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 240 m south |
| Christchurch Priory and Archbishop's Palace | Scheduled monument | 240 m south-west |
| Hospital of St John the Baptist | Scheduled monument | 260 m north-west |
| Site of St Radigund's Hospice | Scheduled monument | 320 m north-west |
| Dane John Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 890 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Solleys Orchard | Wood | 480 m west |
| Realm Wood | Wood | 730 m east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 770 m north |
| Timpson Wood | Wood | 860 m east |
| Bingley Island | Island | 1.2 km south-west |
| Golden Hill | Hill | 2.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 11 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 28 |
23 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 34% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Military Road.