CT3 3HX Dover
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell. Region: South East.
Streets
- Ullswater Gardens, Aylesham: 15 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 B (80% 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Aylesham Sports Club, Burgess Road, Aylesham: up to 21 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Dorman Avenue South, Aylesham: up to 6 homes, permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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.
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 addresses are about 75 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Aylesham 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m |
| Adisham 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Snowdown 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Grasmere Way Aylesham | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 9.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal | 14.4 km |
| Car parks | Kent Secure Parking | 870 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 52.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 97.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aylesham Medical Practice | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | St Martin's Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Nackington Police Station | 8.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Aylesham, Aylesham | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,440 m² | 270 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Goodnestone Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.5 km north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goodnestone Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km north-east |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 9.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ackholt Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Aylesham Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Old Court Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Long Pinners Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Leighgate Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km south |
| Kelk Hill | Hill | 3.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 15 |
2 of the postcode's 15 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 79% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Ullswater Gardens.