— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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7,906 people · median £293,750 · Canterbury
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 £293,750, 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 · 43 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£293,750
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 ownership51%
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
£3,156 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 CT2 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station Road West | £155,000 | 409 | -2.7% |
| Whitstable Road | £209,000 | 204 | -10.5% |
| London Road | £170,000 | 171 | — |
| Westgate Close | £165,000 | 155 | +7.1% |
| Orient Place | £139,500 | 136 | -3.5% |
| Kirbys Lane | £160,000 | 125 | — |
| Holters Mill | £173,475 | 118 | -16.9% |
| Bishops Way | £159,950 | 117 | +10.3% |
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 CT2 8 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 CT2 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40a, Shipman Avenue | Terraced | 3 | C | £260,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 71 Westgate Close | Terraced | 2 | C | £252,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 27, Prioress Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £280,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 7 Glen Iris Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £276,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 40 Whitstable Road | Detached | 4+ | D | £705,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 14 Westgate Close | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £302,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 42 Westgate Court Avenue | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £285,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 16 Orient Place | Flat | 2 | C | £228,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 11 Richmond Gardens | Detached | 3 | D | £200,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 32, Whitstable Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £353,000 | Jun 2026 |
86 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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