CT3 3NL Dover
Live postcode, introduced October 2023. Ward: Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell. 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 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 (270 m)
- Dorman Avenue South, Aylesham: up to 6 homes, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 73 addresses are between 68 m and 72 m above sea level (70 m on average).
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 | 510 m |
| Adisham 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Snowdown 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Kings Road Aylesham | 130 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 | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 51.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 97.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aylesham Medical Practice | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 580 m |
| Hospital | St Martin's Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Nackington Police Station | 8.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Aylesham, Aylesham | 550 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 620 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ratling Court, a listed building (Grade I), 890 m north. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ratling Court | Listed building, Grade I | 890 m north |
| Goodnestone Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Old Court Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Long Pinners Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Ackholt Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Aylesham Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Leighgate Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km south |
| Kelk Hill | Hill | 3.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 73 | 73 |
None of the postcode's 73 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.