CT13 9JQ Dover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Stour & Ashstone. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (36% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Discovery Park, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich: up to 500 homes, permissioned (900 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 address is about 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 2.4 km |
| Minster 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Thanet Parkway 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 7.3 km |
| Car parks | Embassy Truck Parking | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Fastned Charging Station | 710 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 54.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 100.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sandwich Medical Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Cornerways Dental Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Deal) | 8.9 km |
| Police station | Sandwich Police Shop | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Sandwich Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,260 m² | 2.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,460 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Gazen Salts Recreation Ground 5.0 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,280 m² | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A Saxon Shore fort, Roman port and associated remains at Richborough, a scheduled monument, 420 m north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| A Saxon Shore fort, Roman port and associated remains at Richborough | Scheduled monument | 420 m north |
| Richborough Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m north-east |
| Sandwich town walls: section at NW corner (150ft long) | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Sandwich town walls: section extending 40yds (36m) on N side of Strand Street | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| The Salutation, Sandwich | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Richborough Hill | Hill | 180 m north-west |
| Reed Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 540 m south |
| Goshall Valley | Valley | 1.0 km west |
| Old Salthouse Reach | Tidal water | 1.5 km north-east |
| Howson's Wood | Wood | 3.2 km south |
| Minster Marshes | Wetland | 3.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.