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Fordwich

23 sales in the last 12 months · median £300,000 · Canterbury

Cleaner air than most
Canterbury Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition   26/39 seats · 67% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population1,438

0–14
15%
15–24
18%
25–44
21%
45–64
24%
65+
22%
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Median age41.2
Born outside the UK13%
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

In work50%

Unemployment7.3%
Self-employed19.6%
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Retired24.8%
Residents 16+ in employment · Census 2021

Education33%

Level 4+ (degree)33.1%
No qualifications16.2%
Residents with a Level-4+ qualification · Census 2021

Health & wellbeing82%

Good health
82%
Life satisfaction 7.46/10
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Happiness7.37/10
Feels worthwhile7.6/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.32/10
Census 2021 · ONS wellbeing survey
Deprivation — IMD decile 6/10 · more deprived than in 2019. About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income
6.0/10
Employment
6.0/10
Education & skills
7.0/10
Health & disability
6.0/10
Crime
3.0/10
Housing & services
4.0/10
Living environment
5.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
65%
own their home
ONS Census 2021
89%
White · Asian 4%
ONS Census 2021
13%
born outside the UK
ONS Census 2021
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