CT3 3NL postcode in Dover, Kent
CT3 3NL is a postcode in Dover, in the Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell ward. It is in the Dover and Deal parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since October 2023.
Where CT3 3NL is, and what is near it
- CT3 3NL
- Other postcodes in CT3 3: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 3 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 51.2306, longitude 1.2045)
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 3NL?
- DoverDistrict council Dover: bins, council tax, planning
- KentCounty council Kent: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CT3 3NL Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- KentPolice force area
- Dover and DealParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mike Tapp (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Mike Tapp
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 3NL?
Every home and business at CT3 3NL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Dover: 80%
Dover: 96%
The line marks the figure across Dover.
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 3NL?
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 daysSource: 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 3NL 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 3NL.
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 3NL: 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 3NL 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 3NL?
Homes in CT3 3 sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, down 0.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £340,000 15 sales
- Semi-detached £282,500 38 sales
- Terraced £260,000 30 sales
- Flat or maisonette 3 sales, 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 postcodeSource: 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 3NL
HM Land Registry records 36 standard sales of homes in CT3 3NL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 7 July 2025. The middle price was £285,000, from £227,996 to £410,000. Across CT3 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £280,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
- £389,5004 Orchard Place
- £350,0002 Orchard Place
- £237,50019 Orchard Place
- £285,00013 Orchard Place
- £255,00058 Orchard Place
- £304,00022 Orchard Place
- £323,0006 Orchard Place
- £237,50059 Orchard Place
Show the other 28 sales
- £289,75020 Orchard Place
- £227,99655 Orchard Place
- £285,00029 Orchard Place
- £227,99841 Orchard Place
- £285,00027 Orchard Place
- £250,00047 Orchard Place
- £300,00015 Orchard Place
- £265,00023 Orchard Place
- £260,00017 Orchard Place
- £255,00021 Orchard Place
- £285,00051 Orchard Place
- £227,99656 Orchard Place
- £239,99554 Orchard Place
- £293,33631 Orchard Place
- £410,00035 Orchard Place
- £350,00018 Orchard Place
- £350,00025 Orchard Place
- £295,00053 Orchard Place
- £271,91933 Orchard Place
- £237,50057 Orchard Place
- £308,15024 Orchard Place
- £265,00037 Orchard Place
- £358,50026 Orchard Place
- £233,46349 Orchard Place
- £280,25045 Orchard Place
- £335,0008 Orchard Place
- £300,00043 Orchard Place
- £228,00039 Orchard Place
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 3NL?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around CT3 3NL. Over half of them (80%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £2,462 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,915.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 20 (2%) | £1,641 |
| Band B | about 740 (80%) | £1,915 |
| Band C | about 130 (14%) | £2,188 |
| Band D | about 40 (4%) | £2,462 |
| Band E | fewer than 5 | £3,009 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,556 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,103 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,923 |
When the homes were built
- Withheld Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- 33% 1919 to 1939
- None 1945 to 1964
- None 1965 to 1982
- 22% 1983 to 1999
- 1% 2000 to 2009
- 12% 2010 to 2019
- 32% 2020 or later
1900 to 1918, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
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 3NL is in (ONS area E01035315), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 3NL?
The nearest open schools to CT3 3NL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 3NL?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CT3 3NL is Aylesham Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.
- Aylesham Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
- Adisham Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kings Road, 130 m away.
More stations near CT3 3NL, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near CT3 3NL?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT3 3NL, 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.
- Aylesham Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01304 840233 600 mWalk
- Canterbury Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01227 831900 5.5 kmDrive
- Ash Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01304 812227 7.5 kmDrive
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 3NL?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CT3 3NL 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near CT3 3NL?
The nearest to the centre of CT3 3NL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Aylesham Community Dental Department 600 mWalk
- Advance Healthcare Logistics Ltd Phone 01034 842995 750 mWalk
- Beech Grove Dental Clinic Phone 01304 842980 2.5 kmCycle
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 3NL?
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.
- Chaucer Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 01227 825100 8.9 kmDrive
- Kent & Canterbury Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01227 866308 9.1 kmDrive
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 3NL?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CT3 3NL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Adisham House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01304 840170 1.8 kmCycle
- Kingston House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01227 832981 4.2 kmCycle
- Family Investment (Four) Limited Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01227 832512 4.6 kmCycle
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 3NL?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT3 3NL, 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.
- Boots, Aylesham Health Centre Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01304 840435 600 mWalk
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 3NL?
The nearest vets to the centre of CT3 3NL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Bourne Veterinary Practice 4.7 kmCycle
- Barton Veterinary Hospital and Surgery Phone +44 1227 765522 9.3 kmDrive
- Lakeview 10.0 kmDrive
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 3NL in a conservation area?
The centre of CT3 3NL 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 3NL?
Police.uk records 45 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT3 3NL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: vehicle crime 1, other theft 1, drugs 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CT3 3NL
- Ward
- Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell
- Parish
- Aylesham
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Larger rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- October 2023
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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