CT15 4HQ Dover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell. Region: South East.
Streets
- Sandwich Road, Chillenden: 6 addresses
- Nonington Court, Nonington: 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 (48% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- OLD ST ALBANS COURT AND WALL, grade II*
- CARETAKERS COTTAGE AND STABLE COURT, ST ALBANS COURT, grade II
- GATE PIERS AND FLANKING WALLS ABOUT 40 METRES NORTH EAST OF STABLE COURT, ST ALBANS COURT, grade II
- Wall parallel and to the north-west of The Coach House at Old St Albans Court, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Old Malt House, Easole Street, Nonington: up to 27 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Prima Windows, Easole Street, Nonington: up to 35 homes, permissioned (260 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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.
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 7 addresses are between 33 m and 34 m above sea level (33 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Aylesham 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Snowdown 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Adisham 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Hall Nonington | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 54 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 100 km (62 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Aylesham Medical Practice | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beech Grove Dental Clinic | 230 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Deal) | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
| Police station | Sandwich Police Shop | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Aylesham News, Aylesham Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Fair Field 9.8 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,870 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,500 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old St Albans Court and Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m north. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old St Albans Court and Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north |
| St Albans Court | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m north |
| Southdown Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Goodnestone Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beauchamp Wood | Wood | 360 m west |
| Gooseberryhall Wood | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Beech Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Kelk Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Leighgate Bottom | Valley | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Canterbury Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Sandwich Road.