The CT postcode area, also known as the Canterbury postcode area, is a group of 21 postcode districts in South East England, within 13 post towns. These cover much of east Kent, including Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone, Birchington, Broadstairs, Deal, Herne Bay, Hythe, Margate, Ramsgate, Sandwich, Westgate-on-Sea and Whitstable.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
CT1CANTERBURYCanterbury (City centre, St Martins, Northgate and Sturry Road, South Canterbury, Thanington)Canterbury
CT2CANTERBURYCanterbury (Hales Place, London Road, St Stephen’s and Broad Oak Road, St Dunstans and Whitstable Road), Harbledown, Rough Common, Sturry, Fordwich, Blean, Tyler Hill, Broad Oak, WestbereCanterbury
CT3CANTERBURYWingham, Hersden, Ash, LittlebourneCanterbury, Dover
CT4CANTERBURYCanterbury (Nackington Road, Stuppington), Chartham, Bridge, Nackington, Lower Hardres, Patrixbourne, Bekesbourne, Chartham Hatch, Part of Harbledown and Rough CommonCanterbury
CT5WHITSTABLEWhitstable, Seasalter, Tankerton, Chestfield, Swalecliffe, YorklettsCanterbury
CT6HERNE BAYHerne Bay, Herne, Broomfield, Greenhill, Eddington, Beltinge, ReculverCanterbury
CT7BIRCHINGTONBirchington-on-Sea, St Nicholas-at-Wade, Sarre, AcolThanet
CT8WESTGATE-ON-SEAWestgate-on-SeaThanet
CT9MARGATEMargate, Cliftonville, Birchington, Garlinge, WestbrookThanet
CT10BROADSTAIRSBroadstairs, St Peter'sThanet
CT11RAMSGATERamsgate, PegwellThanet
CT12RAMSGATENorthwood, Minster-in-Thanet, Cliffsend, Monkton, ManstonThanet
CT13SANDWICHSandwich, Eastry, Woodnesborough, Great Stonar, RichboroughDover
CT14DEALDeal, Walmer, Kingsdown, Ringwould, Sholden, Great Mongeham, Worth, Ripple, Tilmanstone, BetteshangerDover
CT15DOVERAlkham, Lydden, Eythorne, St Margaret's at Cliffe, ElvingtonDover
CT16DOVERDover (town centre and roughly east of A256), Whitfield, Temple EwellDover
CT17DOVERDover (roughly west of A256), Tower Hamlets, RiverDover
CT18FOLKESTONEHawkinge, Lyminge, Etchinghill, Capel-le-Ferne, Densole, NewingtonDover, Folkestone and Hythe
CT19FOLKESTONEFolkestone (north), CheritonFolkestone and Hythe
CT20FOLKESTONEFolkestone (south), SandgateFolkestone and Hythe
CT21HYTHEHythe, Saltwood, Lympne, Postling, Newingreen, West Hythe, WestenhangerFolkestone and Hythe
CT50FOLKESTONESaga Groupnon-geographic

Map

CT postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.
CT postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby ME and TN postcode areas.

See also