CT16 postcode area · Dover
The CT16 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dover, Folkestone and Hythe. Area Scores range from 7 to 85 across them. Every full CT16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The CT16 district contains both ends of the scale: Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill at 85 out of 100 (#1,006 of 6,856 in England) against Dover West at 7, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £195,500 in Dover West to £470,000 in Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill — a 2.4× gap within the CT16 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dover and Folkestone and Hythe — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the CT16 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saltwood, Seabrook & EtchinghillFolkestone and Hythe | 1,006 | 85 | £470,000 |
| Kearsney, River & WhitfieldDover | 2,007 | 71 | £309,995 |
| Elms Vale & Capel-le-FerneDover | 2,829 | 59 | £300,000 |
| Eythorne & ShepherdswellDover | 3,261 | 52 | £344,000 |
| Aylesham & ElvingtonDover | 4,714 | 31 | £280,000 |
| Dover EastDover | 6,010 | 12 | £220,000 |
| Buckland & St RadigundsDover | 6,188 | 10 | £205,000 |
| Dover WestDover | 6,373 | 7 | £195,500 |
People living in CT16 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Associate professional 15% · Professional 14% · Caring & leisure 13%
All occupation groups
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Hindu 1%
Born outside the UK: 10%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in CT16
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CT16 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CT16.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.