CT3 4BJ Canterbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Stour & Adisham. Region: South East.
Streets
- Grove Road, Grove: 5 addresses
- Aston Terrace, Stodmarsh: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Grove Road, Stodmarsh: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Grove Road, Grove: 1 address
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 D (21% 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: 1.
- 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
- NEWBORNS FARMHOUSE, grade II
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: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 1 m and 3 m above sea level (2 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 | Sturry 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km |
| Bekesbourne 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Adisham 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 8.7 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 45.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 92.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sturry Surgery | 4.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Sturry Pharmacy | 5.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Wingham Dental Practice | 4.1 km |
| Hospital | St Martin's Hospital | 7.3 km |
| Police station | Kent Police | 8.2 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 4.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 9,780 m² | 1.8 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 600 m² | 1.9 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 2.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,710 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Enclosure and ring ditch W of Newnham Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km south. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Enclosure and ring ditch W of Newnham Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Hill | Hill | 530 m south |
| Wickhambreaux Valley | Valley | 1.0 km north-east |
| Newnham Valley | Valley | 1.1 km south-east |
| Deerson Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Horse Marsh | Wetland | 2.4 km south |
| Cut End | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Grove Road.