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CT1 postcode area · Canterbury

The CT1 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Canterbury. Area Scores range from 9 to 75 across them. Every full CT1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CT1 district contains both ends of the scale: South Canterbury at 76 out of 100 (#1,664 of 6,856 in England) against Canterbury Barracks at 9, a 67-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £265,000 in Canterbury Barracks to £376,250 in South Canterbury.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,529a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime146per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied51%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CT1 district

£295,000median home sold over the past year · +5.4% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 351 sales
Detached£528,500
Semi-detached£347,500
Terraced£285,375
Flat£200,000
Canterbury£345,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
South CanterburyCanterbury 1,66476 £376,250
Canterbury Central & WestgateCanterbury 3,63847 £290,000
Thanington & CharthamCanterbury 3,65947 £365,000
Sturry and FordwichCanterbury 4,55034 £309,000
Canterbury WincheapCanterbury 4,88629 £274,000
Canterbury BarracksCanterbury 6,2299 £265,000

People living in CT1 Census 2021

Residents52,781
Median age (est.)34
Density574per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above39%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 23%25–44 26%45–64 21%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 19%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 22%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 6%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 84%Asian 6%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 43% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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.

Towns & places in CT1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CT1 district.

Canterbury

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CT1.

CT2 CT4 CT5 CT6 CT3 CT15 ME13 CT16

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.