CT6 7BE Canterbury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Herne & Broomfield. 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 C (33% 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: 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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 46 addresses are between 35 m and 41 m above sea level (40 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Herne Bay 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Chestfield and Swalecliffe 108,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Sturry 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Gorse Lane Broomfield | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keynes College University of Kent | 9.0 km |
| Car parks | Reculver Drive Carpark | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 39.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 86.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Park Surgery | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hollytree Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Anele De Novo Dental Practice | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Queen Victoria Hospital (Herne Bay) | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Kent Police | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Herne Bay - Reculver Road, Beltinge Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Broomfield Community Park 6.0 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 910 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Herne Windmill, a listed building (Grade I), 810 m west. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Herne Windmill | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m west |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 9.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Broomfield Orchard | Wood | 210 m south |
| Sweech Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Beltinge Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.9 km north |
| Beltinge Beach | Beach | 1.9 km north |
| Brook's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-west |
| Chislet Marshes | Wetland | 4.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 46 |
2 of the postcode's 46 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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.