CT2 8FD postcode in Canterbury, Kent

CT2 8FD is a postcode in Canterbury, in the St Stephen's ward. It is in the Canterbury parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since May 2013.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Canterbury: 75% Typical price £290,000 Homes sold in CT2 8, last 12 months. ▼ 3.3% on the year before Nearest station Canterbury West 200 m in a straight line

Where CT2 8FD is, and what is near it

Map of CT2 8FD and what is near it Map of CT2 8FD: its centre point, with the 175 other postcodes in the CT2 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CT2 8AA: also in CT2 8CT2 8AB: also in CT2 8CT2 8AD: also in CT2 8CT2 8AF: also in CT2 8CT2 8AG: also in CT2 8CT2 8AJ: also in CT2 8CT2 8AL: also in CT2 8CT2 8AN: also in CT2 8CT2 8AP: also in CT2 8CT2 8AQ: also in CT2 8CT2 8AS: also in CT2 8CT2 8AT: also in CT2 8CT2 8AU: also in CT2 8CT2 8AW: also in CT2 8CT2 8AX: also in CT2 8CT2 8AY: also in CT2 8CT2 8AZ: also in CT2 8CT2 8BA: also in CT2 8CT2 8BB: also in CT2 8CT2 8BD: also in CT2 8CT2 8BE: also in CT2 8CT2 8BG: also in CT2 8CT2 8BH: also in CT2 8CT2 8BN: also in CT2 8CT2 8BQ: also in CT2 8CT2 8BS: also in CT2 8CT2 8BT: also in CT2 8CT2 8BW: also in CT2 8CT2 8BY: also in CT2 8CT2 8BZ: also in CT2 8CT2 8DA: also in CT2 8CT2 8DD: also in CT2 8CT2 8DE: also in CT2 8CT2 8DF: also in CT2 8CT2 8DG: also in CT2 8CT2 8DH: also in CT2 8CT2 8DJ: also in CT2 8CT2 8DL: also in CT2 8CT2 8DN: also in CT2 8CT2 8DP: also in CT2 8CT2 8DQ: also in CT2 8CT2 8DR: also in CT2 8CT2 8DS: also in CT2 8CT2 8DT: also in CT2 8CT2 8DU: also in CT2 8CT2 8DW: also in CT2 8CT2 8DX: also in CT2 8CT2 8DY: also in CT2 8CT2 8DZ: also in CT2 8CT2 8EA: also in CT2 8CT2 8EB: also in CT2 8CT2 8ED: also in CT2 8CT2 8EE: also in CT2 8CT2 8EF: also in CT2 8CT2 8EP: also in CT2 8CT2 8ER: also in CT2 8CT2 8ET: also in CT2 8CT2 8EU: also in CT2 8CT2 8EZ: also in CT2 8CT2 8FB: also in CT2 8CT2 8FE: also in CT2 8CT2 8FF: also in CT2 8CT2 8FG: also in CT2 8CT2 8GT: also in CT2 8CT2 8HD: also in CT2 8CT2 8HE: also in CT2 8CT2 8HF: also in CT2 8CT2 8HQ: also in CT2 8CT2 8HY: also in CT2 8CT2 8JA: also in CT2 8CT2 8JB: also in CT2 8CT2 8JD: also in CT2 8CT2 8JE: also in CT2 8CT2 8JF: also in CT2 8CT2 8JJ: also in CT2 8CT2 8JL: also in CT2 8CT2 8JN: also in CT2 8CT2 8JP: also in CT2 8CT2 8JQ: also in CT2 8CT2 8JS: also in CT2 8CT2 8JT: also in CT2 8CT2 8JU: also in CT2 8CT2 8JW: also in CT2 8CT2 8JX: also in CT2 8CT2 8JZ: also in CT2 8CT2 8LB: also in CT2 8CT2 8LF: also in CT2 8CT2 8LG: also in CT2 8CT2 8LJ: also in CT2 8CT2 8LL: also in CT2 8CT2 8LN: also in CT2 8CT2 8LP: also in CT2 8CT2 8LQ: also in CT2 8CT2 8LR: also in CT2 8CT2 8LS: also in CT2 8CT2 8LU: also in CT2 8CT2 8LW: also in CT2 8CT2 8LX: also in CT2 8CT2 8NB: also in CT2 8CT2 8NE: also in CT2 8CT2 8NH: also in CT2 8CT2 8NP: also in CT2 8CT2 8NU: also in CT2 8CT2 8NX: also in CT2 8CT2 8NY: also in CT2 8CT2 8NZ: also in CT2 8CT2 8PA: also in CT2 8CT2 8PB: also in CT2 8CT2 8PD: also in CT2 8CT2 8PE: also in CT2 8CT2 8PF: also in CT2 8CT2 8PZ: also in CT2 8CT2 8QA: also in CT2 8CT2 8QH: also in CT2 8CT2 8QP: also in CT2 8CT2 8SD: also in CT2 8CT2 8SE: also in CT2 8CT2 8SG: also in CT2 8CT2 8SP: also in CT2 8CT2 8WA: also in CT2 8 Canterbury CT2 8FD Map of CT2 8FD and what is near it Map of CT2 8FD: its centre point, with the 175 other postcodes in the CT2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Westgate CT2 8FD
  • CT2 8FD
  • Other postcodes in CT2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.2831, longitude 1.0734)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CT2 8FD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CT2 8FD?

Every home and business at CT2 8FD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Canterbury: 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Canterbury: 94%

The line marks the figure across Canterbury.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CT2 8FD?

BinDayBuddy does not read Canterbury City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Canterbury City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CT2 8FD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CT2 8FD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Canterbury

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CT2 8FD: 3,345 properties in Canterbury are at high risk (3.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Canterbury

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CT2 8FD is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 09:26 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 09:26 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CT2 8FD?

Homes in CT2 8 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, down 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£300,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £630,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £301,250 28 sales
  • Terraced £292,500 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £209,375 20 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CT2 district: a typical £315,000 from 283 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CT2 8FD

HM Land Registry records 15 standard sales of homes in CT2 8FD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 March 2026. The middle sale was £140,000, from £120,000 to £249,000. Across CT2 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £290,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Show the other 7 sales

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CT2 8FD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around CT2 8FD. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (46%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CT2 8FD

Band D in Canterbury for 2026‑27: £2,419. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,613 (band A) to £4,032 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,151.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (9%)£1,613
Band Babout 110 (14%)£1,882
Band Cabout 310 (38%)£2,151
Band Dabout 190 (23%)£2,419
Band Eabout 70 (9%)£2,957
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,495
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,032
Band Hwithheld£4,839

When the homes were built

  1. 46% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Canterbury before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CT2 8FD is in (ONS area E01024121), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CT2 8FD?

The nearest open schools to CT2 8FD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT2 8FD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CT2 8FD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT2 8FD is Canterbury West Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Canterbury West Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Canterbury East Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St Dunstan's Church, 127 m away.

More stations near CT2 8FD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CT2 8FD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT2 8FD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CT2 8FD?

14 within 1 km 23 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CT2 8FD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EV Dot Charging point · No details mapped 250 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 350 mWalk
  • EVlink Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 350 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CT2 8FD?

The nearest to the centre of CT2 8FD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CT2 8FD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CT2 8FD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT2 8FD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CT2 8FD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT2 8FD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CT2 8FD?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT2 8FD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CT2 8FD in a conservation area?

The centre of CT2 8FD is in 3 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CT2 8FD?

Police.uk records 580 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT2 8FD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences185 reports
Anti-social behaviour172 reports
Shoplifting60 reports
Criminal damage and arson42 reports
Other theft35 reports
Public order24 reports

Also: drugs 19, burglary 9, vehicle crime 9, other crime 8, bicycle theft 7, robbery 4, theft from the person 3, possession of weapons 3.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CT2 8FD

Ward
St Stephen's
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Canterbury
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
May 2013

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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CT2 7EH50 mCT2 8BT60 mCT2 8BS60 mCT2 8FE80 mCT2 8DA100 mCT2 7DQ100 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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