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36 recorded sales · median £325,000 · Canterbury
Canterbury Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 26/39 seats · 67% · OCD 2026
60/100
Mixed
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£325k
median price
10.7
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£325k
median sold price
9.4 yrs
of local pay to buy
53 min
London — fastest
9
rail stations mapped
3
grammar schools
64
schools total
10.7
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
554
Violence — most
7
NO₂ · WHO 10
11.8%
in a flood zone
450
green spaces
6.4
PM2.5 · WHO 5
538
eat & drink
129
shops
59.5%
gigabit
30
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£69,250 in 1997 → £650,000 in 2018
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Canterbury, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £325,000. That's about 9.4× local earnings — around the 10.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2018 · 5 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 36 sales£325,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
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 ownership65%
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
Neighbourhood prices in Canterbury how Beach Walk 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 Beach Walk — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3 The Savoy 5 Beach Walk | Flat | — | — | £732,500 | Mar 2025 |
| JIMMY'S ARCADE BEACH WALK | Other | — | — | £775,000 | Sep 2023 |
| 8, Beach Walk | Flat | — | — | £1,500,000 | Apr 2023 |
| 26a, Beach Walk | Semi-detached | — | — | £899,950 | Jun 2021 |
| FORMER STUDIO BEACH WALK | Other | — | — | £54,000 | Mar 2020 |
| 26, Beach Walk | Detached | — | — | £688,500 | Jan 2019 |
| 11, Beach Walk | Semi-detached | — | — | £500,000 | Dec 2018 |
| Flat 5 The Savoy 5 Beach Walk | Flat | — | — | £780,000 | Nov 2018 |
| Flat 4 The Savoy 5 Beach Walk | Flat | — | — | £650,000 | Oct 2018 |
| Flat 1 The Savoy 5 Beach Walk | Flat | — | — | £595,000 | Oct 2018 |
24 recent sales — 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
How safe is it? from Canterbury
Crime runs at 10.7 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month10.7
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Canterbury
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Canterbury district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Canterbury
Population157,432
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
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 6 in 2019 — little changed 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
5.9/10
Employment
5.5/10
Education & skills
5.8/10
Health & disability
6.1/10
Crime
4.9/10
Housing & services
4.1/10
Living environment
6.6/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Canterbury — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+50%
Unemployment · economically active residents7.3%
Degree-level (Level 4+)33%
Good or very good health82%
Own their home65%
Median age41.2
Born outside the UK13%
See the full Canterbury report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmeads Community Infant School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.4 km |
| Kindergarten Kids Ltd | Nursery | Good ('23) | 0.5 km |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable | Primary | — | 0.6 km |
| Choochoos Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('23) | 0.7 km |
| Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School | Primary | — | 0.8 km |
| Whitstable Junior School | Primary | — | 1.1 km |
| Whitstable Junior School Wrap Around Care | Nursery | — | 1.1 km |
| St Alphege Church of England Infant School | Primary | Good ('24) | 1.1 km |
| All Saints Nursery School | Nursery | — | 1.2 km |
| The Whitstable School | Secondary | Good ('24) | 1.5 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 80.4 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 83.4 yrs |
| Smoking | 10.5% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 61.4% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
1
nearest GP surgery · nearest 2.9 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
6
nearest dentists · nearest 1.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
8
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrrell & Jones Whitstable | Pharmacy | — | 0.1 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 0.7 km |
| Tankerton Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.8 km |
| Prx Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.8 km |
| Whitstable Dental Centre | Dentist | — | 1.1 km |
| Kelvin House Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 1.1 km |
| Tankerton Road (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 1.4 km |
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 2.1 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Canterbury
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 53 min from Canterbury West.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable | 0.5 mi | London St Pancras | 76 min |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 1.5 mi | London Bridge | 85 min |
| Herne Bay | 3.7 mi | London St Pancras | 81 min |
| Canterbury West | 5.8 mi | London St Pancras | 53 min |
| Sturry | 5.9 mi | London Bridge | 104 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Canterbury West (53 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging33 points
Per 10,000 residents2.1
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Canterbury
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1003.5%
Flood zone11.8% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)
Coal miningin/near a coalfield (13.8%)
Historic landfill31 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,887
Conservation areas98
Green belt0%
Green spaces450
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Canterbury
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 538 | 90% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 129 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 30 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 450 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Canterbury
Figures for the wider Canterbury — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate7.3%
In work (employment rate)49.8%
Companies registered here20,587
New incorporations (12m)2,592
Property companies (SPVs)2,231
See the full Canterbury report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district