CT16 2RH Dover
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Buckland. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (56% of about 730 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 (160 m)
- Buckland Mill, Crabble Hill, Dover: up to 135 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Buckland Mill, Service Station, Crabble Hill, Dover: up to 11 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Factory Building, Lorne Road, Dover: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Former Car Sales site, St Martins Yard, East Side, Lorne Road, Dover: up to 12 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Former TA Centre, London Road, Dover: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- Land north of Coombe Valley Road, Dover (Remainder DOV022C, SAP13): up to 6 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Land adj. gas holder Coombe Valley, Dover (SAP8): up to 80 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 11 addresses are between 59 m and 61 m above sea level (60 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 | Dover Priory 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Kearsney (Kent) 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Martin Mill 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Dunedin Drive Buckland Valley | 20 m |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Ladywell Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 63.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 104.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckland Medical Practice | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cairns Chemist | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Dover Priory Dental Practice | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Buckland Community Hospital Cdc | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Dover Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest one stop | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Danes Recreation Ground 3.3 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Pretoria Allotment Gardens 2.1 ha | 240 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*), 680 m south-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Andrew Buckland | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m south-west |
| Maison Dieu | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Fort Burgoyne | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| St Martin's Priory (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Kearsney Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Hill | Hill | 360 m east |
| Green Lane Hill | Hill | 470 m north |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 700 m south |
| View Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Hole Coombe | Valley | 1.3 km east |
| Langdon Bay | Bay | 3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 11 |
5 of the postcode's 11 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 83% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 20% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.