CT17 9BQ Dover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town & Castle. Region: South East.
Streets
- North Military Road, Dover: 8 addresses
- Durham Hill, Dover: 1 address
- Military Road, Dover: 1 address
- Unnamed street near North Military Road, Dover: 1 address
- Drop Redoubt Road, Dover: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cowgate Hill, Western Heights: 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 (47% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- The Alma, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Playground, North Military Road, Dover: up to 20 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Car Park, Military Road, Dover: up to 8 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- 1-7 Cowgate Hill, Dover: up to 8 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 1 Malvern Road, Dover: up to 17 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Albany Place Car Park, Dover: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Former United Reformed Church, High Street, Dover: up to 16 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Third & Fourth Floors, 1 Cannon Street, Dover: up to 2 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 149-156 Snargate Street, Dover: up to 9 homes, permissioned (380 m)
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.
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 13 addresses are between 19 m and 91 m above sea level (39 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 | Dover Priory 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 180 m |
| Kearsney (Kent) 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Martin Mill 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dover Priory Railway Station | 110 m |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ladywell Car Park | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Folkestone Road | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 65.5 km (41 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 105 km (65 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pencester Surgery | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dover Priory Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | Buckland Community Hospital Cdc | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Police | 390 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Priory Service Station Cashzone | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 17 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 26 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,360 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,770 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Library Dover College, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-west. 87 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Library Dover College | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-west |
| Ruins of Cloisters to West of the Refectory of St Martins Priory Dover College | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north |
| The School Hall Dover College | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north |
| St Martin's Priory (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 210 m north |
| School Chapel Dover College | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-west |
| South-western section of the Roman Fort of the Classis Britannica, near Albany Place | Scheduled monument | 300 m east |
| The Painted House, N of Market Street | Scheduled monument | 300 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Dock | Lake or reservoir | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Hole Coombe | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Edinburgh Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Stepping Down | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Langdon Bay | Bay | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 13 |
9 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 North Military Road.