CT14 7AZ Dover
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. Ward: North Deal. Region: South East.
Streets
- Admiralty Mews, Deal: 41 addresses
- Cheriton Road, Deal: 3 addresses
- Cheriton Place, Deal: 1 address
- Gladstone Road, Deal: 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 B (34% of about 1,340 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Walmer - Seafront. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BUILDING 97, EAST BARRACKS, grade II
- ROYAL BUILDINGS ZEEBRUGGE HOUSE, grade II
- THE ROYAL MARINES SCHOOL OF MUSIC, grade II
- WALL, GATES AND LODGES TO FORMER ROYAL MARINES SCHOOL OF MUSIC, EAST BARRACKS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Rear of 12-16 Victoria Road and Fronting Sondes Road, Deal: up to 6 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 12 King Street, Deal: up to 18 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Land on the West side of Albert Road, Deal: up to 142 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 64-66 Southwall Road, Deal: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 40 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 7 low and 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 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 | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Walmer 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Martin Mill 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Barrack Road Walmer | 160 m |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Beach Street Car Park | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 63.1 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 110 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Cedars Surgery | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Strand Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Road Dental Care | 340 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Deal) | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Sandwich Police Shop | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 2 High Street Lloyds Bank | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,340 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Walmer Green 4.6 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,080 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 6.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Artillery castle at Deal, a scheduled monument, 280 m north-east. 111 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Artillery castle at Deal | Scheduled monument | 280 m north-east |
| Queen Anne House | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| St George's Church Memorial Cross, Deal | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Walmer Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Medieval manor house, Walmer | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Artillery castle at Walmer | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walmer Beach | Beach | 950 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Deal Beach | Beach | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Rays Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south |
| The Firs | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Hawks Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Brook Stream | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 46 |
20 of the postcode's 46 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Dover: see them on the Dover page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 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 | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Admiralty Mews.