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CT1 2

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4,942 people · median £282,000 · 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 postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £282,000, up 3.1% over five years. That's about 9.4× local earnings — around the 10.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 30 sales
£172k£201k£231k£260k£289k201120182026 YTD2018 +20%−17%£252,500
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£282,000
5-year change+3.1%
Full history since 1995
£32k£100k£168k£236k£304k199520102026 YTD2002 +35%−24%£252,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Semi-detached
£290k
Terraced
£305k
Flat
£219k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.4× · five-year average 10.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Canterbury15.9%

Of the homes across Canterbury that sold again within five years, 15.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.7%).

By property type
Detached houses4.5%
Semi-detached houses1.6%
Terraced houses2%
Flats18.1%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new15.2%
Bought second-hand16.1%
Overall
Typical resale gain+21.1% · ~8.7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (973 resale pairs) across Canterbury — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership37%

Owned outright
22%
With a mortgage
14%
Private rented
50%
Social rented
12%
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

£3,228 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 CT1 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Bingley Court£193,500279-5.4%
St Peters Grove£182,500183+7.5%
Old Watling Street£217,000159+4.9%
Pound Lane£186,000155+13.1%
Stour Street£245,000152+1.5%
St Peters Place£155,000147+6.4%
Knotts Lane£75,000143+122.9%
Black Griffin Lane£170,000131+4.6%
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 CT1 2 compares · from Canterbury

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Barton Estate +32.4%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 CT1 2 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
72 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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