South Canterbury

Canterbury · South East · population 10,060 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

76Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,664 of 6,856 in England
  • #437 of 1,119 in South East
  • #3 of 19 in Canterbury
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,896
Median age (est.)30
Density1,459per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above44%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 31%25–44 22%45–64 19%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 34%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 10%Private rent 34%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 8%Other: 25%
One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 8%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 8%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 81%Asian 8%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 42% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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

South Canterbury is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,664 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 19 in Canterbury. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (78) and lowest on Crime (53). Typical homes here sold for about £376,250 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 98 sales), 9% above the wider Canterbury median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,476 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 95 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 70 · #2,055
Employment 72 · #1,931
Education 75 · #1,698
Health 78 · #1,527
Crime 53 · #3,240
Housing & access 58 · #2,911
Living environment 53 · #3,227

House prices ?

£376,250median (12m) · +7.5% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£376,25098+7.5%+13.3%
Detached£600,00029+12.1%+8.6%
Semi-detached£385,00018+4.3%+8.5%
Terraced£300,00021+7.1%+1.8%
Flat£246,00030-16.6%+20.0%
This area£376,250
Canterbury£345,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£50,476±£7,281 · #983 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,174
Price-to-income ?7.5×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

65Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

95 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 959 offences
Canterbury92
South East71
England83

Rank #4,758 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences436
Theft271
Burglary26
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson71
Public order & weapons55
Drugs33
Robbery15
Other30

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 170 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 →

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