CT3 2LT Dover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Stour & Ashstone. Region: South East.
Streets
- Wass Drove, Westmarsh: 19 addresses
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 C (32% of about 930 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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 19 addresses are between 1 m and 8 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | Minster 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km |
| Sandwich 320,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Thanet Parkway 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 10.5 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 49.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 96.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ash Surgery | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Abbey Dental Care | 4.5 km |
| Hospital | Queen Victoria Hospital (Herne Bay) | 11.3 km |
| Police station | Sandwich Police Shop | 5.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Minster Monkton Road, Minster Cashzone | 4.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 810 m² | 2.6 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.2 ha | 2.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,710 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wingham Barton Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m west. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wingham Barton Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m west |
| Paramour Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elmstone Valley | Valley | 1.8 km north-west |
| Docker Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north |
| Monkton Marshes | Wetland | 2.9 km north |
| Coxon's Hill | Hill | 2.9 km north |
| Cut End | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km north-west |
| Deerson Wood | Wood | 4.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 19 | 19 |
None of the postcode's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Wass Drove.