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Local servicesHospitalBuckland Community Hospital Cdc2.0 miGP surgeryChauduri7 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Department1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 4 secondarySecondaryDuke of York's Royal Military Schoolages 11-18, 470 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDover Christ Church Academyages 11-18, 761 pupils1.0 miPrimaryGuston Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-111.1 miCollegeEKC Group14.6 miUniversityCanterbury Christ Church University13.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN39 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW65 miRailway stationMartin Mill1.6 miBus stationBus StationCanterbury13 miFerryDover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal2.0 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT15 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CT15 postcode district.

County or areaKent
Postcode districtCT15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:39 am – 9:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min7:56 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,352 residentsin the Dover East census areaMedian age 39.53,725 households43% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright17% social rented, 40% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,479 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 52% go by car, 7% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C819 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November27 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLight Hillhill · under a mileAbbey Lakelake · 2.3 miLangdon Baybay · 2.0 miGreen Lane Hillhill · 1.0 miCrab Baybay · 2.1 miMill Streamriver · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGuston Greenpark · under a mileConnaught Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 9 haCharlton Greenpark · 1.8 miDover Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haDanes Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haLangdon Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201511 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202348 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.9 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,032 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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