CT3 2NN Dover
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Stour & Ashstone. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (36% of about 780 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: 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 15 addresses are between 1 m and 9 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandwich 320,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km |
| Minster 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Thanet Parkway 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 8.4 km |
| EV charging points | Fastned Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 52.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 99.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ash Surgery | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Cornerways Dental Surgery | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Deal) | 10.1 km |
| Police station | Sandwich Police Shop | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Sandwich Cashzone | 3.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,050 m² | 2.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 350 m² | 2.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.2 ha | 2.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,370 m² | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A Saxon Shore fort, Roman port and associated remains at Richborough, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| A Saxon Shore fort, Roman port and associated remains at Richborough | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goshall Valley | Valley | 700 m south-east |
| Richborough Hill | Hill | 1.5 km east |
| Reed Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Old Salthouse Reach | Tidal water | 2.9 km east |
| Minster Marshes | Wetland | 3.3 km north |
| Howson's Wood | Wood | 3.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 15 |
1 of the postcode's 15 addresses is 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 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) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.