CT13 9ER Dover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sandwich. Region: South East.
Streets
- Knightrider Street, Sandwich: 15 addresses
- Sandown Road, Sandwich: 1 address
- Manwood Road, Sandwich: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Knightrider Street, Sandwich: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Dover in 2026-27: Band D £2,462 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,641 | £1,915 | £2,188 | £2,462 | £3,009 | £3,556 | £4,103 | £4,923 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (31% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Sandwich - Walled Town. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4(2) Direction, Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT, grade I
- 17, MILL WALL PLACE, grade II*
- 10 AND 12, CHURCH STREET ST CLEMENT'S, grade II
- 11, CHURCH STREET ST CLEMENT'S, grade II
- 13, CHURCH STREET ST CLEMENT'S, grade II
- 3 GAS LAMPS APPROXIMATELY 80, 180 AND 280 METRES FROM NEW STREET, grade II
- 34, FISHER STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 9, CHURCH STREET SAINT CLEMENTS, grade II
- CHURCHYARD WALLS AT EAST SIDE OF CHURCH, grade II
- OUTBUILDING AT REAR OF NO 15, grade II
- REAR BOUNDARY WALLING OF NO 11, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Delfbridge, 10 Dover Road, Sandwich: up to 8 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Willowbank, Land north of River Stour & including part of Sandwich Industrial Estate, Sandwich: up to 303 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Strand Street, Sandwich: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Wayfarers St Barts Road, Sandwich: up to 1 home, permissioned (530 m)
- Woods' Yard, rear of 17 Woodnesborough Road, Sandwich: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- Land south of Stonar Lake and to north and east of Stonar Gardens, Stonar Road, Sandwich: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Sandwich Highway Depot,Chippies Way, Ash Road, Sandwich: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 18 addresses are between 3 m and 7 m above sea level (6 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 | Sandwich 320,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 340 m |
| Minster 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Thanet Parkway 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest St George's Road Sandwich | 240 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 7.8 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest The Quay Car Park | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 56.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 102.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sandwich Medical Practice | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Street Dental Practice | 210 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Deal) | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Sandwich Police Shop | 400 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Spar, 16-20 Market Street Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,260 m² | 190 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Butts Recreation Ground 3.2 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 40 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 18 |
2 of the postcode's 18 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 70% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Knightrider Street.