CT1 1NT Canterbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barton. Region: South East.
Streets
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 C (34% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Northgate Car Park, Norhgate, Canterbury: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Ivy Lane Car Park, Ivy Lane, Canterbury: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- St Radigunds Car Park, St Radigunds Street, Canterbury: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Newingate House, 16-17 Lower Bridge Street, Canterbury, CT1 2LG: up to 10 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Charter House, St George's Place, Canterbury, CT1 1UQ: up to 34 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Becket House, 4-6 New Dover Road, Canterbury: up to 53 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Holmans Meadow Car Park, Dover Street, Canterbury: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- White Horse Lane, Canterbury: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 6 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 35 addresses are between 13 m and 15 m above sea level (14 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 | 1.1 km |
| Canterbury East 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Sturry 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest St Thomas' School Northgate | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 740 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Radigund's Car Park | 650 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsmead Leisure Centre Car Park | 710 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 42.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 89.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northgate Medical Practice | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chopra Dental LTD | 270 m |
| Hospital | St Martin's Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Canterbury Police Station | 920 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 29 St George Street Halifax | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,050 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6.1 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,720 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Augustine's Abbey, a scheduled monument, 320 m south. 640 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 31 of them Grade I and 39 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Augustine's Abbey | Scheduled monument | 320 m south |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 350 m south-west |
| The Great Gateway, or Fyndon's Gateway, at St Augustine's College | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m south-west |
| St Augustine's monastic conduit house, King's Park | Scheduled monument | 370 m east |
| 30, Northgate | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-west |
| Chapel of St Pancras Ruins Remains of St Augustine's Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south |
| The Cathedral Appeal Fund Office the Deanery | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m west |
| Hospital of St John the Baptist | Scheduled monument | 460 m north-west |
| Dane John Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Realm Wood | Wood | 470 m east |
| Timpson Wood | Wood | 600 m east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 720 m north |
| Bingley Island | Island | 1.5 km south-west |
| Golden Hill | Hill | 2.5 km west |
| Westbere Marshes | Wetland | 4.8 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 35 | 35 |
None of the postcode's 35 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 75% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.