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4,699 people · median £280,000 · Canterbury
More affordable than most
Canterbury Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 26/39 seats · 67% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£280,000 median 5th cheapest of 22 neighbourhoods
among 22 neighbourhoods in Canterbury
A typical home here sells for £280,000, up 5.9% over five years. That's about 9.4× local earnings — around the 10.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 11 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£280,000
5-year change+5.9%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.4× · five-year average 10.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Canterbury15.8%
Of the homes across Canterbury that sold again within five years, 15.8% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses4.5%
Semi-detached houses1.6%
Terraced houses2%
Flats18%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new14.8%
Bought second-hand16%
Overall
Typical resale gain+21.3% · ~8.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (948 resale pairs) across Canterbury — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership38%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,398
Canterbury City Council£254
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,599
Band B£1,865
Band C£2,132
Band D (baseline)£2,398
Band E£2,931
Band F£3,464
Band G£3,997
Band H£4,796
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£2,566 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Hales Place 51 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemsing Gardens | £176,500 | 124 | +4.2% |
| Downs Road | £135,000 | 117 | — |
| Headcorn Drive | £190,000 | 111 | +20.2% |
| Broad Oak Road | £194,750 | 108 | +17.3% |
| Ulcombe Gardens | £197,500 | 94 | -4.2% |
| Tenterden Drive | £205,000 | 77 | +18.1% |
| Long Meadow Way | £165,500 | 64 | +1.8% |
| The Crescent | £312,500 | 53 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Canterbury how Hales Place compares · from Canterbury
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Barton Estate +32.4%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Estate | £465,000 | +32.4% | 86 |
| Martyrs Field | £283,750 | +25% | 114 |
| Oxenden | £310,000 | +20.6% | 122 |
| Kingsdown Park | £457,000 | +20.4% | 83 |
| Lower Island | £425,000 | +16.4% | 131 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Hales Place — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10, Otham Close | Terraced | 3 | C | £247,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 34, Headcorn Drive | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £250,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 32 Abbey Gardens | Detached | 4+ | D | £450,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 3 Bicknor Close | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £283,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 9 Crossways | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £320,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 26 Downs Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £220,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 17 Hales Drive | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £570,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 31 Tunstall Road | Terraced | — | — | £295,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 12 Goudhurst Close | Terraced | 2 | C | £230,500 | Feb 2026 |
| 8 Uplands | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £300,000 | Jan 2026 |
97 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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