CT5 2BJ postcode in Whitstable, Kent

CT5 2BJ is a postcode in Whitstable, in the Gorrell ward of Canterbury. It is in the Canterbury parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 1 of 51 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CT5 2BJ can get it Across Canterbury: 75% Typical price £412,500 Homes sold in CT5 2, last 12 months. ▼ 8.3% on the year before Nearest station Whitstable 650 m in a straight line

Where CT5 2BJ is, and what is near it

Map of CT5 2BJ and what is near it Map of CT5 2BJ: its centre point, with the 223 other postcodes in the CT5 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CT5 2AB: also in CT5 2CT5 2AD: also in CT5 2CT5 2AE: also in CT5 2CT5 2AF: also in CT5 2CT5 2AG: also in CT5 2CT5 2AH: also in CT5 2CT5 2AJ: also in CT5 2CT5 2AL: also in CT5 2CT5 2AN: also in CT5 2CT5 2AP: also in CT5 2CT5 2AQ: also in CT5 2CT5 2AR: also in CT5 2CT5 2AS: also in CT5 2CT5 2AT: also in CT5 2CT5 2AW: also in CT5 2CT5 2AX: also in CT5 2CT5 2AY: also in CT5 2CT5 2BB: also in CT5 2CT5 2BD: also in CT5 2CT5 2BE: also in CT5 2CT5 2BF: also in CT5 2CT5 2BG: also in CT5 2CT5 2BH: also in CT5 2CT5 2BL: also in CT5 2CT5 2BN: also in CT5 2CT5 2BP: also in CT5 2CT5 2BQ: also in CT5 2CT5 2BS: also in CT5 2CT5 2BW: also in CT5 2CT5 2BX: also in CT5 2CT5 2BY: also in CT5 2CT5 2DA: also in CT5 2CT5 2DB: also in CT5 2CT5 2DD: also in CT5 2CT5 2DE: also in CT5 2CT5 2DF: also in CT5 2CT5 2DG: also in CT5 2CT5 2DH: also in CT5 2CT5 2DN: also in CT5 2CT5 2DP: also in CT5 2CT5 2DQ: also in CT5 2CT5 2DR: also in CT5 2CT5 2DS: also in CT5 2CT5 2DT: also in CT5 2CT5 2DU: also in CT5 2CT5 2DW: also in CT5 2CT5 2DX: also in CT5 2CT5 2DY: also in CT5 2CT5 2DZ: also in CT5 2CT5 2EA: also in CT5 2CT5 2EB: also in CT5 2CT5 2ED: also in CT5 2CT5 2EE: also in CT5 2CT5 2EF: also in CT5 2CT5 2EG: also in CT5 2CT5 2EH: also in CT5 2CT5 2EJ: also in CT5 2CT5 2EL: also in CT5 2CT5 2EN: also in CT5 2CT5 2EP: also in CT5 2CT5 2EQ: also in CT5 2CT5 2ER: also in CT5 2CT5 2ES: also in CT5 2CT5 2ET: also in CT5 2CT5 2EU: also in CT5 2CT5 2EW: also in CT5 2CT5 2EX: also in CT5 2CT5 2EY: also in CT5 2CT5 2EZ: also in CT5 2CT5 2FA: also in CT5 2CT5 2FB: also in CT5 2CT5 2FE: also in CT5 2CT5 2FG: also in CT5 2CT5 2FZ: also in CT5 2CT5 2HA: also in CT5 2CT5 2HB: also in CT5 2CT5 2HD: also in CT5 2CT5 2HE: also in CT5 2CT5 2HF: also in CT5 2CT5 2HG: also in CT5 2CT5 2HH: also in CT5 2CT5 2HJ: also in CT5 2CT5 2HL: also in CT5 2CT5 2HN: also in CT5 2CT5 2HQ: also in CT5 2CT5 2HW: also in CT5 2CT5 2HZ: also in CT5 2CT5 2JE: also in CT5 2CT5 2JF: also in CT5 2CT5 2JG: also in CT5 2CT5 2JH: also in CT5 2CT5 2JJ: also in CT5 2CT5 2JL: also in CT5 2CT5 2JN: also in CT5 2CT5 2JP: also in CT5 2CT5 2JQ: also in CT5 2CT5 2JR: also in CT5 2CT5 2JS: also in CT5 2CT5 2JT: also in CT5 2CT5 2JU: also in CT5 2CT5 2JW: also in CT5 2CT5 2JX: also in CT5 2CT5 2JY: also in CT5 2CT5 2JZ: also in CT5 2CT5 2LA: also in CT5 2CT5 2LB: also in CT5 2CT5 2LD: also in CT5 2CT5 2LE: also in CT5 2CT5 2LF: also in CT5 2CT5 2LG: also in CT5 2CT5 2NB: also in CT5 2CT5 2PS: also in CT5 2CT5 2SB: also in CT5 2CT5 2SD: also in CT5 2CT5 2SL: also in CT5 2 The Whitstable School 1.4 kmStation 2.5 kmGP 2.8 km2 GP practices, 6.3–6.5 kmSwalecliffe CT5 2BJ Map of CT5 2BJ and what is near it Map of CT5 2BJ: its centre point, with the 223 other postcodes in the CT5 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Station 2.5 kmGP 2.8 kmWhitstable CT5 2BJ
  • CT5 2BJ
  • Other postcodes in CT5 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 4 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 51.3633, longitude 1.0316)

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 CT5 2BJ?

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 CT5 2BJ?

Every home and business at CT5 2BJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CT5 2BJ 100% Canterbury 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CT5 2BJ 100% Canterbury 94%
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 CT5 2BJ?

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 CT5 2BJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 51 homes and businesses at CT5 2BJ. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 47 more at a lower risk.

51 homes and businesses at CT5 2BJ High: 1Medium: 3Low: 19Very low: 25Not in an area at risk: 3

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 CT5 2BJ: 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 CT5 2BJ is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 12:46 on 23 October 2026.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 12:46 on 23 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 CT5 2BJ?

Homes in CT5 2 sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 108 sales, down 8.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£412,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £555,000 37 sales
  • Semi-detached £360,000 42 sales
  • Terraced £462,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £280,000 19 sales

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

Across the whole CT5 district: a typical £400,000 from 431 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 CT5 2BJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CT5 2BJ 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

Food hygiene ratings at CT5 2BJ

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at CT5 2BJ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CT5 2BJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around CT5 2BJ. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (61%). 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 CT5 2BJ

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 £3,495 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,882.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (25%)£1,613
Band Babout 320 (42%)£1,882
Band Cabout 170 (22%)£2,151
Band Dabout 60 (8%)£2,419
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,957
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,495
Band Gwithheld£4,032
Band Hfewer than 5£4,839

When the homes were built

  1. 61% Before 1900
  2. 15% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 CT5 2BJ is in (ONS area E01024072), 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 CT5 2BJ?

The nearest open schools to CT5 2BJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT5 2BJ, 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 CT5 2BJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT5 2BJ is Whitstable Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Whitstable Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Chestfield & Swalecliffe Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Beach Walk, 26 m away.

More stations near CT5 2BJ, 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 CT5 2BJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT5 2BJ, 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 CT5 2BJ?

4 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CT5 2BJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EVlink Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 250 mWalk
  • EVlink Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 250 mWalk
  • Cromwell Road Charging point · No details mapped 300 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 CT5 2BJ?

The nearest to the centre of CT5 2BJ, 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 CT5 2BJ?

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 CT5 2BJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT5 2BJ, 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 CT5 2BJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT5 2BJ, 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 CT5 2BJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT5 2BJ 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 CT5 2BJ in a conservation area?

The centre of CT5 2BJ is in 2 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 CT5 2BJ?

Police.uk records 119 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT5 2BJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour35 reports
Violence and sexual offences31 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Other theft7 reports
Drugs6 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, bicycle theft 2, theft from the person 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 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 CT5 2BJ

Ward
Gorrell
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Whitstable
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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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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