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CT6 postcode area · Canterbury

The CT6 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Canterbury. Area Scores range from 18 to 92 across them. Every full CT6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CT6 district: Chestfield & South Tankerton scores 92 out of 100 (#546 of 6,856 nationally) while Herne Bay Parade sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £211,000 in Herne Bay Parade to £436,000 in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University — a 2.1× gap within the CT6 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,188a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime64per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied75%

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 CT6 district

£331,905median home sold over the past year · +7.1% over 5 years · +2.8% over the year · 620 sales
Detached£420,000
Semi-detached£322,000
Terraced£291,000
Flat£160,000
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
Chestfield & South TankertonCanterbury 54692 £435,525
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & UniversityCanterbury 70490 £436,000
Beltinge & BishopstoneCanterbury 1,99371 £360,000
Herne & BroomfieldCanterbury 2,43864 £320,000
Hoath, Hersden & LittlebourneCanterbury 3,74145 £384,500
Herne Bay South & GreenhillCanterbury 4,08440 £348,650
Hampton, West End & SwalecliffeCanterbury 4,35836 £331,000
Sturry and FordwichCanterbury 4,55034 £309,000
Herne Bay ParadeCanterbury 5,59218 £211,000

People living in CT6 Census 2021

Residents75,421
Median age (est.)46
Density503per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 15%25–44 19%45–64 26%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 8%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 21%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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 CT6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CT6 district.

Herne Bay

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CT6.

CT5 CT2 CT1 CT3 CT4 CT7 CT13 CT12

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.