CT16 2BA Dover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Buckland. Region: South East.
Streets
- Florida Close, Dover: 42 addresses
- Roosevelt 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 A (44% of about 640 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 1.0 km
- Land off Dunedin Drive, Dover: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Buckland Mill, Crabble Hill, Dover: up to 135 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Buckland Mill, Service Station, Crabble Hill, Dover: up to 11 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Factory Building, Lorne Road, Dover: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Former Car Sales site, St Martins Yard, East Side, Lorne Road, Dover: up to 12 homes, permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 11 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.
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 43 addresses are between 38 m and 42 m above sea level (40 m on average).
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 | Kearsney (Kent) 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Dover Priory 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Martin Mill 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Florida Close Buckland Valley | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Ladywell Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 63.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 103.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckland Medical Practice | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cairns Chemist | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dover Priory Dental Practice | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Buckland Community Hospital Cdc | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Dover Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest one stop | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | River Recreation Ground 3.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Pretoria Allotment Gardens 2.1 ha | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Andrew Buckland, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m south-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Andrew Buckland | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south-west |
| Crabble Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Maison Dieu | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Fort Burgoyne | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| St Martin's Priory (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Kearsney Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lane Hill | Hill | 530 m north-east |
| Long Hill | Hill | 590 m east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 790 m south |
| View Wood | Wood | 840 m north-west |
| Whitfield Valley | Valley | 1.4 km north-west |
| Langdon Bay | Bay | 3.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 43 | 43 |
None of the postcode's 43 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 7% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 43% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Florida Close.