CT6 8SW is located in the Heron electoral ward, within the local authority district of Canterbury and the English Parliamentary constituency of North Thanet. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q and the police force is Kent. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.


| Easting | 616805 |
| Northing | 167992 |
| Latitude | 51.369582 |
| Longitude | 1.113395 |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CT6 |
Elevation or altitude of CT6 8SW as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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| Ward | Heron |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North Thanet |
4, YORK CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CT6 8SW 2026 12 MAR £440,000 |
5, YORK CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CT6 8SW 2024 22 OCT £320,000 |
| Sea Street (Albany Drive) | Herne Bay | 97m |
| Albany Drive The Broadway (Albany Drive) | Westcliff | 111m |
| Albany Drive The Broadway (Albany Drive) | Westcliff | 120m |
| Sea Street (Albany Drive) | Herne Bay | 136m |
| Selsea Avenue (The Broadway) | Westcliff | 220m |
| Herne Bay Station | 0.6km |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe Station | 3.4km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Albany Drive | 16:30 | 11:15 | 92m |
| Avenue Road | 16:30 | 11:15 | 285m |
| Bournemouth Drive | 16:15 | 11:00 | 312m |
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for CT6 8SW:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLJ | South East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLJ4 | Kent |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLJ44 | East Kent |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000106 | Canterbury |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for CT6 8SW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00122270 | |
| LSOA | E01024081 | Canterbury 001C |
| MSOA | E02005010 | Canterbury 001 |
| CT6 8QA | Sea Street | 54m |
| CT6 8SJ | Albany Drive | 57m |
| CT6 8SN | York Road | 69m |
| CT6 8PZ | Sea Street | 78m |
| CT6 8BF | Minster Drive | 89m |
| CT6 8SP | Sea Street | 99m |
| CT6 8SL | The Broadway | 131m |
| CT6 8QB | Sea Street | 134m |
| CT6 8UL | Minster Drive | 150m |
| CT6 8SD | Selsea Avenue | 157m |