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CT2 postcode area · Canterbury

The CT2 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Canterbury, Dover, Swale. Area Scores range from 9 to 89 across them. Every full CT2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CT2 district: Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University scores 90 out of 100 (#704 of 6,856 nationally) while Canterbury Barracks sits at 9 — neighbours on the map, 81 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £265,000 in Canterbury Barracks to £436,000 in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Canterbury, Dover and Swale — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,930a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime97per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied61%

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 CT2 district

£332,000median home sold over the past year · +10.7% over 5 years · +3.8% over the year · 321 sales
Detached£510,000
Semi-detached£345,000
Terraced£287,500
Flat£180,000
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
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & UniversityCanterbury 70490 £436,000
South CanterburyCanterbury 1,66476 £376,250
Beltinge & BishopstoneCanterbury 1,99371 £360,000
Bridge, Bishopsbourne & BarhamCanterbury 2,88458 £407,500
Canterbury Central & WestgateCanterbury 3,63847 £290,000
Thanington & CharthamCanterbury 3,65947 £365,000
Hoath, Hersden & LittlebourneCanterbury 3,74145 £384,500
Boughton & SellingSwale 3,76145 £350,000
Sturry and FordwichCanterbury 4,55034 £309,000
Canterbury St Stephen'sCanterbury 4,70731 £288,750
Aylesham & ElvingtonDover 4,71431 £280,000
Canterbury WincheapCanterbury 4,88629 £274,000
Canterbury BarracksCanterbury 6,2299 £265,000

People living in CT2 Census 2021

Residents106,165
Median age (est.)37
Density311per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 22%25–44 23%45–64 22%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 16%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 23%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 5%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 5%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 CT2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CT2 district.

Canterbury

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CT2.

CT1 CT4 CT3 CT6 CT5 CT15 CT13 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.