CT15 7AS Dover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne. Region: South East.
Streets
- Elms Hill, Dover: 4 addresses
- Lowslip Hill, Dover: 2 addresses
- Coombe Road, 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 (35% of about 1,130 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
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.
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 85 m and 114 m above sea level (95 m on average).
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 | Kearsney (Kent) 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km |
| Dover Priory 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Folkestone Central 817,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal | 4.0 km |
| EV charging points | Lewisham Road | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 63.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 101.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | White Cliffs Medical Centre | 3.0 km |
| Pharmacies | River Pharmacy | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Dover Priory Dental Practice | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | Buckland Community Hospital Cdc | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Police | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | Coombe Valley Food & Wine Cashzone | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 26 ha | 2.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 790 m² | 1.8 km |
| Playing field | Elms Vale Recreation Ground 5.3 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Maxton Allotment Site 1.6 ha | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km south. 5 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 | 1.0 km south |
| St Radegund's Abbey, Poulton | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Kearsney Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soval Wood | Wood | 50 m north-east |
| Square Wood | Wood | 400 m north |
| Soval Pond | Lake or reservoir | 520 m west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 720 m west |
| Samphire Hoe | Headland | 2.2 km south-east |
| Abbot's Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the postcode's 7 addresses is 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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 Elms Hill.