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CT13 3AZ area guide

Who lives in CT13 3AZ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Sandwich & Eastry
Council: Dover
Region: South East
Neighbourhood population: 1,749 (2024)

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At a glance

What CT13 3AZ is like

CT13 3AZ is a postcode in the Sandwich & Eastry area of Dover. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,749 people. 68% of households own their home, 26.1% rent privately and 5.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 46.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How CT13 3AZ compares

Headline figures for CT13 3AZ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 3 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£54,547

Average annual income before tax, higher than 54% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CT13 3AZ differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
26.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
39.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

CT13 3AZ FAQs

Is CT13 3AZ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is CT13 3AZ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around CT13 3AZ, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in CT13 3AZ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 11% of residents. 68% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (46.3%).

Which council covers CT13 3AZ?

The local authority for CT13 3AZ is Dover.

CT13 3AZ comes under Dover in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CT13 3AZ?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Sandwich Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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