CT3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Aylesham, in Dover and Canterbury.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CT3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 54% of people in CT3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CT3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CT3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CT3 at a rate of 54.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across the CT postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 136 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CT3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (490), anti-social behaviour (253) and other crime (203).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CT3 was 49.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CT3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CT3 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CT3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury 010A | 1,290 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 63.6% |
| Canterbury 010B | 1,641 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.5% |
| Canterbury 010C | 2,245 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 61.7% |
| Canterbury 010D | 1,349 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.3% |
| Dover 001A | 2,003 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 49.2% |
| Dover 001B | 1,847 | 32.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 45.4% |
| Dover 001C | 1,641 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.8% |
| Dover 001D | 1,755 | 36.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 71.2% |
| Dover 006C | 1,927 | 115.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.9% |
| Dover 006E | 2,111 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Dover 006F | 1,765 | 66.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.5% |
MPs for CT3
- Sir Roger GaleConservativeMP for Herne Bay and Sandwich60% of CT3’s postcodes
- Rosie DuffieldIndependentMP for Canterbury21% of CT3’s postcodes
- Mike TappLabourMP for Dover and Deal19% of CT3’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CT33
Postcode sectors in CT34
Councils CT3 covers2
Postcode districts next to CT38
Nearest rail stations2
More in the CT postcode area2
CT3 in brief
CT3 is a postcode district covering Aylesham, in Dover and Canterbury.
About 22,603 people lived in CT3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £315,000 in 2025 across 359 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CT3 was £315,000 in 2025.
CT3 had 20,835 usual residents at the census.
About 54% of people in CT3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CT3, 71.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.