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Canterbury

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
157,404
Households
63,851
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
63,851
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£347,948
Median property price
£1,127
Median rent
4,564
Postcodes
63,851
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£347,948
Median property price
£1,127
Median rent
4,564
Postcodes

Sold prices in Canterbury

England & Wales
Property sales · Canterbury
HM Land Registry · Canterbury
Average price
£373,338
YoY: -3.3%
Median price: £356,034
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 68 sales · avg £362,153
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£413k£373k£333k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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

England & Wales
Crime trends · Canterbury

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
381
YoY -11%
490410330
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
248
YoY +23%
28619195
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
46
YoY +92%
563922
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
17
YoY -48%
372614
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
133
YoY +32%
13310168
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Robbery
25
YoY +19%
25131
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · robbery up sharply · vehicle crime rising

1,227
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Canterbury

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Kent.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Canterbury is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Apply for a primary place via Kent

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Canterbury

Sturry is a 33-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.6 km

  • Sturry

    Rail

    2.6 km
  • Canterbury West

    Rail

    3.4 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Canterbury

GPs make up most of the mapped places

28 GPs · 11 Universities · 10 Libraries · 66 in all

  • GPs28
  • Universities11
  • Libraries10
  • Museums9
  • Hospitals8

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Canterbury

Median private rent

£1,127/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£872
1 bed
£1,127
2 bed
£1,362
3 bed
£1,900
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Canterbury

Coordinates51.3137, 1.0897
Postcodes
4,564
Population (Census)
157,404
Households (Census)
63,851
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.8 per 1k

Demographics in Canterbury

Ethnicity

Total residents: 157,473
White Brit.82.5%
Other White5.5%
African1.9%
Other Asian1.3%
Indian1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 7.5%

Religion

Total residents: 157,425
Christian46.6%
No religion42.0%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 2.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 157,404
50–6418.6%
35–4916.2%
65–7411.4%
25–3410.8%
20–2410.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.0%

Households

Total households: 63,851
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%

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 5.79 (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 5.79 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).