CT2 7SD Canterbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Stephen's. Region: South East.
Streets
- Cadnam Close, Canterbury: 13 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Canterbury in 2026-27: Band D £2,419 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,419 | £2,957 | £3,495 | £4,032 | £4,839 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (31% of about 700 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): Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016.
- 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 Adjacent to Canterbury West Station, Canterbury: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (700 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.
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.
Broadband
Superfast 92%, 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 | Canterbury West 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m |
| Canterbury East 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Sturry 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest St Michael's Road St Stephens | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keynes College University of Kent | 580 m |
| Car parks | Pound Lane Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsmead Leisure Centre Car Park | 930 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 40.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 87.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest University Medical Centre | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Porter Chemist | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Stephens Dental Practice | 500 m |
| Hospital | St Martin's Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Canterbury Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 49 High Street Lloyds Bank | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Kingsmead Recreation Ground 1.5 ha | 920 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Beverley Meadow 4.5 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,860 m² | 610 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Cadnam Close.