CT3 2BX postcode in Ash, Kent

CT3 2BX is a postcode in Ash, in the Little Stour & Ashstone ward of Dover. It is in the Herne Bay and Sandwich parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 57% of homes and businesses can get it. Dover: 80% Typical price £360,000 Homes sold in CT3 2, last 12 months. ▼ 3.7% on the year before Nearest station Sandwich 3.4 km in a straight line

Where CT3 2BX is, and what is near it

Map of CT3 2BX and what is near it Map of CT3 2BX: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the CT3 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CT3 2AA: also in CT3 2CT3 2AB: also in CT3 2CT3 2AD: also in CT3 2CT3 2AE: also in CT3 2CT3 2AF: also in CT3 2CT3 2AG: also in CT3 2CT3 2AH: also in CT3 2CT3 2AN: also in CT3 2CT3 2AQ: also in CT3 2CT3 2AT: also in CT3 2CT3 2AU: also in CT3 2CT3 2AW: also in CT3 2CT3 2AY: also in CT3 2CT3 2BB: also in CT3 2CT3 2BD: also in CT3 2CT3 2BE: also in CT3 2CT3 2BG: also in CT3 2CT3 2BH: also in CT3 2CT3 2BJ: also in CT3 2CT3 2BL: also in CT3 2CT3 2BN: also in CT3 2CT3 2BP: also in CT3 2CT3 2BQ: also in CT3 2CT3 2BS: also in CT3 2CT3 2BT: also in CT3 2CT3 2BU: also in CT3 2CT3 2BW: also in CT3 2CT3 2BY: also in CT3 2CT3 2BZ: also in CT3 2CT3 2DE: also in CT3 2CT3 2DF: also in CT3 2CT3 2DG: also in CT3 2CT3 2DH: also in CT3 2CT3 2DQ: also in CT3 2CT3 2EN: also in CT3 2CT3 2EP: also in CT3 2CT3 2ER: also in CT3 2CT3 2ES: also in CT3 2CT3 2ET: also in CT3 2CT3 2EU: also in CT3 2CT3 2EW: also in CT3 2CT3 2EY: also in CT3 2CT3 2EZ: also in CT3 2CT3 2HA: also in CT3 2CT3 2HB: also in CT3 2CT3 2HD: also in CT3 2CT3 2HE: also in CT3 2CT3 2HF: also in CT3 2CT3 2HH: also in CT3 2CT3 2HJ: also in CT3 2CT3 2HY: also in CT3 2CT3 2HZ: also in CT3 2CT3 2JD: also in CT3 2CT3 2JE: also in CT3 2CT3 2JG: also in CT3 2CT3 2JJ: also in CT3 2CT3 2JP: also in CT3 2CT3 2SH: also in CT3 2 2 places, 3.0–3.6 kmSchool 3.1 kmSandwich station 3.4 km2 places, 6.2–6.7 kmLittle Stour & Ashstone CT3 2BX Map of CT3 2BX and what is near it Map of CT3 2BX: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the CT3 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.1 km2 places, 6.2–6.7 kmLittle Stour & Ashstone CT3 2BX
  • CT3 2BX
  • Other postcodes in CT3 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 51.2754, longitude 1.2941)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CT3 2BX?

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 CT3 2BX?

Every home and business at CT3 2BX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 57% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)57% can get it

Dover: 80%

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

Dover: 96%

The line marks the figure across Dover.

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 CT3 2BX?

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

Dover District 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 CT3 2BX 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 CT3 2BX.

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 Dover

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CT3 2BX: 1,334 properties in Dover are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Dover

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 CT3 2BX is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CT3 2BX?

Homes in CT3 2 sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 38 sales, down 3.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£360,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£373,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £425,000 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £422,500 7 sales
  • Terraced £259,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole CT3 district: a typical £315,000 from 231 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 CT3 2BX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CT3 2BX from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

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 CT3 2BX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around CT3 2BX. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (39%). 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 CT3 2BX

Band D in Dover for 2026‑27: £2,462. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,641 (band A) to £4,923 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,188.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,641
Band Babout 60 (7%)£1,915
Band Cabout 220 (27%)£2,188
Band Dabout 170 (21%)£2,462
Band Eabout 120 (15%)£3,009
Band Fabout 130 (16%)£3,556
Band Gabout 70 (9%)£4,103
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,923

When the homes were built

  1. 39% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Dover 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 CT3 2BX is in (ONS area E01024207), 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 CT3 2BX?

The nearest open schools to CT3 2BX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT3 2BX, 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 CT3 2BX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT3 2BX is Sandwich Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandwich Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Minster Rail Station Railway station 6.2 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Langdon Avenue, 238 m away.

More stations near CT3 2BX, 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 CT3 2BX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT3 2BX, 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 CT3 2BX?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CT3 2BX on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 CT3 2BX?

The nearest to the centre of CT3 2BX, 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 CT3 2BX?

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 CT3 2BX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT3 2BX, 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 CT3 2BX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT3 2BX, 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 CT3 2BX?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT3 2BX 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 CT3 2BX in a conservation area?

The centre of CT3 2BX is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 CT3 2BX?

Police.uk records 20 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT3 2BX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Other theft4 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Burglary1 report

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 CT3 2BX

Ward
Little Stour & Ashstone
Parish
Ash
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Ash
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CT3 2BU100 mCT3 2BW180 mCT3 2AT200 mCT3 2BB250 mCT3 2SH330 mCT3 2BN340 m
All of CT3

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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