CT3 1UD Canterbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Stour & Adisham. Region: South East.
Streets
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 B (22% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- BROOKLAND COTTAGES, grade II
- OLD HALL, grade II
- OLD WATERWAY COTTAGE, grade II
- TUDOR COTTAGE, grade II
- Willow Cottage, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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 8 addresses are between 10 m and 13 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 63%, gigabit 63% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bekesbourne 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Sturry 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Adisham 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Church Road Littlebourne | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 6.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 46.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 93.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sturry Surgery | 4.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Sturry Pharmacy | 4.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Wingham Dental Practice | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | St Martin's Hospital | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Canterbury Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Turners Orchard 3,850 m² | 270 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,580 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Vincent, a listed building (Grade I), 130 m north. 57 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Vincent | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m north |
| Barn at Littlebourne Court | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north |
| Well Chapel (remains of), Bekesbourne | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Court Wood | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Bramling Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km south |
| Horse Marsh | Wetland | 2.8 km north-east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 3.7 km east |
| Reed Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 8 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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 | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.