Canterbury Barracks
Canterbury · South East · population 9,855 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Canterbury · Postcode CT1 · CT2 · CT3 · CT4
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,229 of 6,856 in England
- #1,088 of 1,119 in South East
- #19 of 19 in Canterbury
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 20% · Professional 19% · Caring & leisure 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 20% |
| Professional | 19% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
| Administrative | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 42% · Christian 39% · Muslim 6%
Born outside the UK: 25%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Canterbury Barracks is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,229 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 19 in Canterbury. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (82) but weak on Crime (1). Typical homes here sold for about £265,000 over the past year, down 6% across five years (from 67 sales), 23% below the wider Canterbury median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,958 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 186 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £265,000 | 67 | +3.9% | -6.2% |
| Detached | £420,000 | 7 | +9.4% | +23.5% |
| Semi-detached | £351,250 | 14 | +36.1% | +11.2% |
| Terraced | £267,500 | 24 | +2.9% | +0.8% |
| Flat | £200,000 | 22 | -1.2% | +9.3% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #5,635 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,131 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 903 |
| Theft | 352 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 43 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 190 |
| Public order & weapons | 112 |
| Drugs | 104 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Other | 57 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 465 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Canterbury
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Levenshulme CentralManchester9£255,500
- DenbighMilton Keynes9£292,500
- StonehousePlymouth9£233,000
- Greets Green WestSandwell9£215,000
- BartonGloucester9£184,000
- MeadowheadBlackburn with Darwen9£150,000