CT14 6TH Dover
Live postcode, introduced October 1987. Ward: North Deal. Region: South East.
Streets
- Northwall Road, Deal: 11 addresses
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 (50% of about 720 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Ark Lane, Deal: up to 14 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Land on the West side of Albert Road, Deal: up to 142 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 64-66 Southwall Road, Deal: up to 7 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- 12 King Street, Deal: up to 18 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
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: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 10 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 2 m above sea level.
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 | Deal 530,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Walmer 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Sandwich 320,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Fairway Sandown | 300 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Beach Street Car Park | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Union Road Car Park | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 61.8 km (38 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 109 km (67 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The New Golf Road Surgery | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Golf Road Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Myint Dental | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Deal) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Sandwich Police Shop | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG Peregrine - Deal Service Station Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Betteshanger Park 91 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Deal Playing Field 2.3 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,000 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 281 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| St George's Church Memorial Cross, Deal | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Sandown Castle | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Artillery castle at Deal | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Deal Beach | Beach | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Walmer Beach | Beach | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Roaring Gutter Dike | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Lydden Valley | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Black Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Cornfield Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 10 |
1 of the postcode's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Northwall Road.