CT4 5JD Canterbury
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Nailbourne. Region: South East.
Streets
- Crows Camp Road, Canterbury: 5 addresses
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, BOURNE PARK ( BISHOPSBOURNE/ BRIDGE ) (council page). 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
- THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 5 addresses are between 52 m and 54 m above sea level (53 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 | 3.7 km |
| Adisham 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Aylesham 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 6.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal | 14.7 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 5.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 48.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 92.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Canterbury Medical Practice | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Bridge Pharmacy | 2.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 5.1 km |
| Hospital | The Bmi Chaucer Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Nackington Police Station | 4.3 km |
| Cash machines | Bridgeway Stores, Bridge Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 460 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 290 m north-east. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m north-east |
| Charlton Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south-east |
| Bourne Park House | Listed building, Grade I | 890 m north-west |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hanging Hill, Bridge, immediately south west of Watling Street | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Wilderness | Wood | 520 m north-west |
| Benhill Wood | Wood | 830 m south |
| Charlton Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Horseshoe Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Crane Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Bramling Bottom | Valley | 4.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 5 |
3 of the postcode's 5 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 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 | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Crows Camp Road.