CT15 7AB Dover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Maxton & Elms Vale. Region: South East.
Streets
- New Dover Road, Capel-le-Ferne: 17 addresses
- Folkestone Road, Farthingloe: 3 addresses
- Parsonage Farm Road, Dover: 3 addresses
- A20, Dover: 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 (45% of about 670 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 24 addresses are between 64 m and 130 m above sea level (84 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 56%, ultrafast 56%, gigabit 56% of premises; 22% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dover Priory 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km |
| Kearsney (Kent) 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Folkestone Central 817,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest The Plough West Hougham | 90 m |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | Port Parking | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 64.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 101.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | White Cliffs Medical Centre | 3.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Grace Chemist | 3.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dover Priory Dental Practice | 3.8 km |
| Hospital | Buckland Community Hospital Cdc | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Police | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | Coombe Valley Food & Wine Cashzone | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Samphire Hoe Country Park 32 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 230 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Elms Vale Recreation Ground 5.3 ha | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Maxton Allotment Site 1.6 ha | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade I), 580 m west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Broomfield Wood | Wood | 420 m north |
| Church Wood | Wood | 550 m south-west |
| Abbot's Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.1 km south |
| Samphire Hoe | Headland | 1.1 km south-east |
| Long Hill | Hill | 1.4 km east |
| Soval Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 24 |
17 of the postcode's 24 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 New Dover Road.