CT4 postcode area · Canterbury
The CT4 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe. Area Scores range from 9 to 89 across them. Every full CT4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The CT4 district contains both ends of the scale: Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University at 90 out of 100 (#704 of 6,856 in England) against Canterbury Barracks at 9, an 81-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £265,000 in Canterbury Barracks to £460,000 in Lyminge, Densole & Elham — a 1.7× gap within the CT4 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Ashford, Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone and Hythe — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 CT4 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & UniversityCanterbury | 704 | 90 | £436,000 |
| South CanterburyCanterbury | 1,664 | 76 | £376,250 |
| Bridge, Bishopsbourne & BarhamCanterbury | 2,884 | 58 | £407,500 |
| Lyminge, Densole & ElhamFolkestone and Hythe | 3,021 | 56 | £460,000 |
| Eythorne & ShepherdswellDover | 3,261 | 52 | £344,000 |
| Wye, Chilham & KenningtonAshford | 3,432 | 50 | £383,500 |
| Thanington & CharthamCanterbury | 3,659 | 47 | £365,000 |
| Hoath, Hersden & LittlebourneCanterbury | 3,741 | 45 | £384,500 |
| Canterbury WincheapCanterbury | 4,886 | 29 | £274,000 |
| Canterbury BarracksCanterbury | 6,229 | 9 | £265,000 |
People living in CT4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 24% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 24% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 16%
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 CT4
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CT4 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CT4.
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.