63,851
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,221 · 7.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£351,018
Median property price
4,553
Postcodes
Overview of Canterbury
Coordinates51.3136, 1.0896
Postcodes
4,553
Population (Census)
157,404
Households (Census)
63,851
Recorded crime · May '26
1,221 · 7.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Canterbury
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.31 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.31 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Canterbury
Property sales · Canterbury
HM Land Registry · Canterbury
Average price
£376,068
YoY: -2.5%
Median price: £355,172
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 53 sales · avg £377,689
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£413k£368k£324k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Canterbury
Crime trends · Canterbury
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
490410330
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
350
YoY -20%
ASB
28619195
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
281
YoY +38%
Vehicle Crime
563922
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
47
YoY stable
Burglary
372614
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY -59%
Criminal damage
1219568
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
103
YoY +13%
Demographics in Canterbury
Ethnicity
White Brit.82.5%
Other White5.5%
African1.9%
Other Asian1.3%
Indian1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 7.5%
Religion
Christian46.6%
No religion42.0%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
50–6418.6%
35–4916.2%
65–7411.4%
25–3410.8%
20–2410.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.0%
Households
Any member 66+15.2%
Other14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.5%
All members 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
+ 7 other households · 35.6%
Wards in Canterbury
Tankerton
IMD 9.51106 postcodes
Blean Forest
IMD 9.46187 postcodes
Chestfield
IMD 8.54199 postcodes
Little Stour & Adisham
IMD 7.70205 postcodes
Nailbourne
IMD 7.53175 postcodes
Seasalter
IMD 7.42208 postcodes
Herne & Broomfield
IMD 7.39209 postcodes
Beltinge
IMD 6.76195 postcodes
Swalecliffe
IMD 6.69111 postcodes
St Stephen's
IMD 6.56190 postcodes
Chartham & Stone Street
IMD 6.45305 postcodes
Westgate
IMD 6.44320 postcodes
Barton
IMD 6.23338 postcodes
Gorrell
IMD 6.21367 postcodes
Wincheap
IMD 5.82204 postcodes
Reculver
IMD 5.80146 postcodes
Sturry
IMD 5.69275 postcodes
Greenhill
IMD 4.66113 postcodes
Heron
IMD 3.53350 postcodes
Northgate
IMD 3.10245 postcodes
Schools in Canterbury
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Adisham Church of England Primary School
Kent · CT3 3JW
Outstanding
6.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Blean Primary School
Kent · CT2 9ED
Outstanding
1.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Kent · CT6 7AH
Outstanding
3.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Herne Church of England Junior School
Kent · CT6 7AL
Outstanding
3.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Reculver Church of England Primary School
Kent · CT6 6TA
Outstanding
5.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Kent · CT4 7AS
Outstanding
3.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Sturry Church of England Primary School
Kent · CT2 0NR
Outstanding
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School
Kent · CT5 1AY
Outstanding
4.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Barham Church of England Primary School
Kent · CT4 6NX
Good
8.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Barton Court Grammar School
Kent · CT1 1PH
Good
2.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.