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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Canterbury, with 22 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In CT, 78.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£312,500
46th most expensive of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
502,313
60th least populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How CT compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

CTMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. CT is £312,500.
£312,50046th most expensive
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. CT is 502,313.
502,31360th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. CT is 78.3%.
78.3%joint 18th lowest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. CT is 3.9%.
3.9%joint 37th highest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is CT safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CT at a rate of 102.8 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 5,167 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CT.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (19,208), anti-social behaviour (10,424) and other crime (7,690).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CT was 103.3 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in CT

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
CT1Canterbury, St Martin's32,380£299,995217.4 per 1,000
CT2Canterbury, St Dunstan's32,572£325,50082.0 per 1,000
CT3Aylesham20,835£315,00054.9 per 1,000
CT4Shalmsford Street17,515£380,00047.6 per 1,000
CT5Whitstable, Lower Island33,054£395,00082.9 per 1,000
CT6Herne Bay, Greenhill40,445£331,54382.3 per 1,000
CT7Margate, Birchington11,993£320,50056.9 per 1,000
CT8Margate, Westgate-on-Sea7,871£268,75076.9 per 1,000
CT9Margate, Cliftonville46,520£275,000146.4 per 1,000
CT10Broadstairs, St Peter's25,126£375,00074.5 per 1,000
CT11Ramsgate, Nethercourt30,001£261,000126.2 per 1,000
CT12Ramsgate, Newington19,073£282,500128.8 per 1,000
CT13Sandwich, Eastry8,832£320,00063.0 per 1,000
CT14Deal35,250£300,10157.1 per 1,000
CT15St Margaret's at Cliffe, Sibertswold13,182£347,50060.5 per 1,000
CT16Dover, Whitfield21,338£280,000146.9 per 1,000
CT17Dover, St Radigund's22,101£210,000129.6 per 1,000
CT18Hawkinge, Capel-le-Ferne14,667£375,00045.6 per 1,000
CT19Folkestone, Foord28,447£279,00099.6 per 1,000
CT20Folkestone, Coolinge23,925£287,500150.5 per 1,000
CT21Hythe, Seabrook17,186£365,00053.8 per 1,000
CT50SandgateNo figureNo figureNo figure
CT in brief

The CT postcode area, named after Canterbury, has 22 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in CT was £312,500 in 2025.

CT had 502,313 usual residents at the census.

In CT, 78.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In CT, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.