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Chestfield & South Tankerton

Middle area

North Canterbury. 8,344 people in 9.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Chestfield & South Tankerton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£450,000
1,346th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,437
2,826th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Chestfield & South Tankerton compares

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Median sale price19 middle areas, Canterbury · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Canterbury19 areas from £220,500 to £450,000. The middle area is £360,000. Chestfield & South Tankerton is £450,000.
£450,000highest
Population19 middle areas, Canterbury · 2021
Population: every middle area in Canterbury19 areas from 5,517 to 11,142. The middle area is 8,079. Chestfield & South Tankerton is 8,437.
8,4378th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Canterbury · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Canterbury19 areas from 22.9% to 94.4%. The middle area is 82.8%. Chestfield & South Tankerton is 84.6%.
84.6%8th highest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Canterbury · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Canterbury19 areas from 1.0% to 6.0%. The middle area is 3.3%. Chestfield & South Tankerton is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Canterbury

These figures are published for the whole of Canterbury, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Canterbury and not Chestfield & South Tankerton alone. See Canterbury

Average house price
£337,454
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,682
146th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.2
142nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chestfield & South Tankerton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chestfield & South Tankerton was £450,000 in 2025.

Chestfield & South Tankerton had 8,437 usual residents at the census.

In Chestfield & South Tankerton, 84.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chestfield & South Tankerton, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.