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

Typical net household income£43,967a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied65%

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

£375,000median home sold over the past year · 0.0% over 5 years · -11.8% over the year · 196 sales
Detached£571,000
Semi-detached£375,000
Terraced£285,000
Flat£167,000
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
Bridge, Bishopsbourne & BarhamCanterbury 2,88458 £407,500
Lyminge, Densole & ElhamFolkestone and Hythe 3,02156 £460,000
Eythorne & ShepherdswellDover 3,26152 £344,000
Wye, Chilham & KenningtonAshford 3,43250 £383,500
Thanington & CharthamCanterbury 3,65947 £365,000
Hoath, Hersden & LittlebourneCanterbury 3,74145 £384,500
Canterbury WincheapCanterbury 4,88629 £274,000
Canterbury BarracksCanterbury 6,2299 £265,000

People living in CT4 Census 2021

Residents78,310
Median age (est.)39
Density172per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 21%25–44 21%45–64 24%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 14%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 22%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 5%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 87%Asian 5%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

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.