CT6 8BB postcode in Herne Bay, Kent

CT6 8BB is a postcode in Herne Bay, in the West Bay ward of Canterbury. 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 Low flood risk 55 of 137 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Canterbury: 75% Typical price £345,000 Homes sold in CT6 8, last 12 months. ▲ 6.6% on the year before Nearest station Chestfield & Swalecliffe 1.4 km in a straight line

Where CT6 8BB is, and what is near it

Map of CT6 8BB and what is near it Map of CT6 8BB: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the CT6 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CT6 8AA: also in CT6 8CT6 8AB: also in CT6 8CT6 8AD: also in CT6 8CT6 8AE: also in CT6 8CT6 8AF: also in CT6 8CT6 8AG: also in CT6 8CT6 8AH: also in CT6 8CT6 8AJ: also in CT6 8CT6 8AL: also in CT6 8CT6 8AN: also in CT6 8CT6 8AP: also in CT6 8CT6 8AQ: also in CT6 8CT6 8AR: also in CT6 8CT6 8AS: also in CT6 8CT6 8AT: also in CT6 8CT6 8AU: also in CT6 8CT6 8AW: also in CT6 8CT6 8AX: also in CT6 8CT6 8AY: also in CT6 8CT6 8AZ: also in CT6 8CT6 8BA: also in CT6 8CT6 8BD: also in CT6 8CT6 8BE: also in CT6 8CT6 8BG: also in CT6 8CT6 8BH: also in CT6 8CT6 8BJ: also in CT6 8CT6 8BL: also in CT6 8CT6 8BP: also in CT6 8CT6 8BS: also in CT6 8CT6 8BT: also in CT6 8CT6 8BU: also in CT6 8CT6 8BW: also in CT6 8CT6 8BX: also in CT6 8CT6 8BY: also in CT6 8CT6 8BZ: also in CT6 8CT6 8DA: also in CT6 8CT6 8DB: also in CT6 8CT6 8DD: also in CT6 8CT6 8DE: also in CT6 8CT6 8DF: also in CT6 8CT6 8DG: also in CT6 8CT6 8DH: also in CT6 8CT6 8DJ: also in CT6 8CT6 8DL: also in CT6 8CT6 8DN: also in CT6 8CT6 8DP: also in CT6 8CT6 8DQ: also in CT6 8CT6 8DR: also in CT6 8CT6 8DS: also in CT6 8CT6 8DT: also in CT6 8CT6 8DU: also in CT6 8CT6 8DX: also in CT6 8CT6 8DY: also in CT6 8CT6 8DZ: also in CT6 8CT6 8EA: also in CT6 8CT6 8EB: also in CT6 8CT6 8ED: also in CT6 8CT6 8EE: also in CT6 8CT6 8EF: also in CT6 8CT6 8EH: also in CT6 8CT6 8EJ: also in CT6 8CT6 8EL: also in CT6 8CT6 8EP: also in CT6 8CT6 8EW: also in CT6 8CT6 8EZ: also in CT6 8CT6 8FB: also in CT6 8CT6 8FD: also in CT6 8CT6 8FE: also in CT6 8CT6 8FF: also in CT6 8CT6 8FG: also in CT6 8CT6 8FH: also in CT6 8CT6 8FJ: also in CT6 8CT6 8HA: also in CT6 8CT6 8HB: also in CT6 8CT6 8HP: also in CT6 8CT6 8HR: also in CT6 8CT6 8HS: also in CT6 8CT6 8HT: also in CT6 8CT6 8HU: also in CT6 8CT6 8HW: also in CT6 8CT6 8HX: also in CT6 8CT6 8HY: also in CT6 8CT6 8JA: also in CT6 8CT6 8JE: also in CT6 8CT6 8JG: also in CT6 8CT6 8JH: also in CT6 8CT6 8JL: also in CT6 8CT6 8JQ: also in CT6 8CT6 8JS: also in CT6 8CT6 8JZ: also in CT6 8CT6 8LB: also in CT6 8CT6 8LE: also in CT6 8CT6 8LF: also in CT6 8CT6 8LJ: also in CT6 8CT6 8LL: also in CT6 8CT6 8LN: also in CT6 8CT6 8LP: also in CT6 8CT6 8LR: also in CT6 8CT6 8LS: also in CT6 8CT6 8LT: also in CT6 8CT6 8LU: also in CT6 8CT6 8LX: also in CT6 8CT6 8LY: also in CT6 8CT6 8LZ: also in CT6 8CT6 8NA: also in CT6 8CT6 8NB: also in CT6 8CT6 8ND: also in CT6 8CT6 8NE: also in CT6 8CT6 8NF: also in CT6 8CT6 8NG: also in CT6 8CT6 8RP: also in CT6 8 School 1.5 kmHerne Bay High School 2.1 km2 GP practices, 2.6–2.9 kmHeron CT6 8BB Map of CT6 8BB and what is near it Map of CT6 8BB: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the CT6 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 GP practices, 2.6–2.9 kmHeron CT6 8BB
  • CT6 8BB
  • Other postcodes in CT6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.3672, longitude 1.0836)

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 CT6 8BB?

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 CT6 8BB?

Every home and business at CT6 8BB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 CT6 8BB?

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 CT6 8BB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 137 homes and businesses at CT6 8BB. 55 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

137 homes and businesses at CT6 8BB Low: 55Not in an area at risk: 82

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 CT6 8BB: 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 CT6 8BB 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 CT6 8BB?

Homes in CT6 8 sold for a typical £345,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 122 sales, up 6.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£345,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£323,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £388,500 54 sales
  • Semi-detached £330,000 38 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £157,500 14 sales

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

Across the whole CT6 district: a typical £335,000 from 499 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 CT6 8BB

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in CT6 8BB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 January 2025. The middle sale was £365,000, from £343,500 to £425,000. Across CT6 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £345,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 CT6 8BB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around CT6 8BB. Over half of them (59%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (32%). 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 CT6 8BB

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 C, the most common, is £2,151.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (5%)£1,613
Band Babout 160 (18%)£1,882
Band Cabout 520 (59%)£2,151
Band Dabout 120 (14%)£2,419
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£2,957
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,495
Band Gfewer than 5£4,032
Band Hfewer than 5£4,839

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 32% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

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 CT6 8BB is in (ONS area E01024120), 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 CT6 8BB?

The nearest open schools to CT6 8BB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT6 8BB, 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 CT6 8BB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT6 8BB is Chestfield & Swalecliffe Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Chestfield & Swalecliffe Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Herne Bay Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CT6 8BB, 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 CT6 8BB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT6 8BB, 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 CT6 8BB?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CT6 8BB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle

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 CT6 8BB?

The nearest to the centre of CT6 8BB, 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 CT6 8BB?

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 CT6 8BB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT6 8BB, 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 CT6 8BB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT6 8BB, 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 CT6 8BB?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT6 8BB 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 CT6 8BB in a conservation area?

The centre of CT6 8BB 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 CT6 8BB?

Police.uk records 51 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT6 8BB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Other theft5 reports
Other crime4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Drugs3 reports

Also: burglary 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 CT6 8BB

Ward
West Bay
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Herne Bay
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CT6 8BA30 mCT6 8BE80 mCT6 8DZ80 mCT6 8BD110 mCT6 8AY110 mCT6 8BG140 m
All of CT6

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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