CT17 9BZ Dover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town & Castle. Region: South East.
Streets
- Limekiln Street, Dover: 101 addresses
- Unnamed street near Limekiln Street, Western Heights: 4 addresses
- Adrian Street, Dover: 1 address
- Limekiln Street, Dover: 1 address
- Townwall Street, Dover: 1 address
- Drop Redoubt Road, Dover: 1 address
- Union Street, Dover: 1 address
- Snargate Street, 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 B (48% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 143, SNARGATE STREET, grade II
- 144, SNARGATE STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 149-156 Snargate Street, Dover: up to 9 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- Dover Waterfront, Dover: up to 260 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Albany Place Car Park, Dover: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Karma Leisure Ltd, Adrian Street, Dover: up to 29 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 1-7 Cowgate Hill, Dover: up to 8 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Former Playground, North Military Road, Dover: up to 20 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Third & Fourth Floors, 1 Cannon Street, Dover: up to 2 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Car Park, Military Road, Dover: up to 8 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 19 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 111 addresses are between 3 m and 50 m above sea level (9 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 | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Kearsney (Kent) 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Martin Mill 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wellington Dock Dover | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest De Bradelei Wharf Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Albany Place Car Park | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 65.9 km (41 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 105 km (65 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pencester Surgery | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest South Cliff Dental Group | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Buckland Community Hospital Cdc | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Police | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Priory Service Station Cashzone | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Granville Gardens 2,940 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 17 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,360 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pilots Meadow Allotment Site 5,970 m² | 60 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is South-western section of the Roman Fort of the Classis Britannica, near Albany Place, a scheduled monument, 180 m north. 85 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| South-western section of the Roman Fort of the Classis Britannica, near Albany Place | Scheduled monument | 180 m north |
| Fairbairn-type crane, Wellington Dock | Scheduled monument | 230 m south |
| Saxon shore fort bastion, Queen Street | Scheduled monument | 260 m north-east |
| The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north |
| Ruins of Cloisters to West of the Refectory of St Martins Priory Dover College | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Library Dover College | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The School Hall Dover College | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Dock | Lake or reservoir | 230 m south |
| Hole Coombe | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Broadlees Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Edinburgh Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Stepping Down | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Langdon Bay | Bay | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 90 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 111 |
106 of the postcode's 111 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Limekiln Street.