Canterbury Central & Westgate
Canterbury · South East · population 11,085 · 7 LSOAs
Part of Canterbury · Postcode CT1 · CT2 · CT5
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,638 of 6,856 in England
- #812 of 1,119 in South East
- #10 of 19 in Canterbury
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 46% · Christian 38% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 27%
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 Central & Westgate sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,638 of 6,856 in England, and #10 of 19 in Canterbury. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (61) and lowest on Crime (8). Typical homes here sold for about £290,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 164 sales), 16% below the wider Canterbury median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,917 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 248 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 | £290,000 | 164 | +8.4% | +3.6% |
| Detached | £737,500 | 8 | +55.3% | — |
| Semi-detached | £360,000 | 30 | +26.3% | +10.8% |
| Terraced | £341,000 | 68 | -1.2% | +13.8% |
| Flat | £202,500 | 58 | -2.4% | -11.5% |
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 ?
- #2,406 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 #6,288 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 937 |
| Theft | 953 |
| Burglary | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 64 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 258 |
| Public order & weapons | 206 |
| Drugs | 182 |
| Robbery | 53 |
| Other | 39 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 689 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.
- St Thomas EastExeter47£265,000
- Chard North & EastSomerset47£250,000
- Overstrand, Roughton & the RuntonsNorth Norfolk47£340,000
- Greenhill SouthHarrow47£399,950
- Robertsbridge, Hurst Green & TicehurstRother47£430,000
- Tudhoe GrangeCounty Durham47£140,000