CT4 5AT Canterbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Nailbourne. Region: South East.
Streets
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 E (29% of about 490 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Plan Area of Bridge NP. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
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 17 addresses are between 32 m and 41 m above sea level (36 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 | Bekesbourne 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Adisham 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Canterbury East 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest The Bridge Arms | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | New Dover Road Park and Ride | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 47.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 92.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Canterbury Medical Practice | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bridge Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.6 km |
| Hospital | The Bmi Chaucer Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Nackington Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Bridgeway Stores, Bridge Cashzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bridge Allotments 4,460 m² | 690 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m west. 45 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m west |
| Bridge Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-west |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hanging Hill, Bridge, immediately south west of Watling Street | Scheduled monument | 500 m south |
| Highland Court Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m east |
| Archbishop's Palace, Bekesbourne | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Warren Plantation | Wood | 580 m south |
| Horseshoe Plantation | Wood | 750 m south |
| Warren Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Redhill Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Bramling Bottom | Valley | 3.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 17 |
4 of the postcode's 17 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.