Canterbury
Local authority in South East · 92 neighbourhoods
Areas
19 areasAgainst South East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South East's middle.
- Whitstable West · CT55 neighbourhoods£4,660 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Chestfield & South Tankerton · CT55 neighbourhoods£4,610 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Whitstable Central & Tankerton · CT55 neighbourhoods£4,550 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bridge, Bishopsbourne & Barham · CT44 neighbourhoods£4,210 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Seasalter · CT55 neighbourhoods£4,120 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · CT25 neighbourhoods£4,020 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Herne & Broomfield · CT65 neighbourhoods£4,000 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · CT65 neighbourhoods£3,970 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- South Canterbury · CT15 neighbourhoods£3,910 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Beltinge & Bishopstone · CT64 neighbourhoods£3,810 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,880 per m² · South East £4,390 per m²
- By type
- Flat £193k · Terraced £280k · Semi £330k · Detached £466k
- Neighbourhoods
- 92
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 86.2 per 1,000 a year · South East 68.2
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
45 state schools- Primary
- 35
- Secondary
- 10
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South East's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £55,400 a year · typical South East neighbourhood £62,000
- Social renting
- 7% of homes · typical South East neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 20% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 17% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Canterbury safe?
Police recorded about 86.2 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than South East as a whole (68.2). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Canterbury?
Homes sold for a typical £3,880 per m² in the year to August 2026, lower than South East as a whole (£4,390 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £270,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Canterbury?
There are 35 state primary and 10 state secondary schools inside Canterbury's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Canterbury a deprived area?
20% of Canterbury's 92 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 17% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.