# CT1 2DY: area report for a postcode in Canterbury

CT1 2DY is a postcode in Canterbury.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Canterbury. Open the map at CT1 2DY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) › [CT1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct1) › [CT1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **258 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Canterbury 020D: 508 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **Canterbury West, 600 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **No property in CT1 2DY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Canterbury 020D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **£337,454 average price**: For the whole of Canterbury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **No gigabit broadband at CT1 2DY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CT1 2DY**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The King's School Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kings-school-canterbury-e118996) | Independent | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Peter's Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-methodist-primary-school-e118707) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haven Nook](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haven-nook-e149146) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Johns Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e137071) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-catholic-primary-school-canterbury-e118777) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barton Court Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barton-court-grammar-school-e137474) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 66.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Nicholas' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-school-e119059) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [Newingate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newingate-school-e149398) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2023 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £800,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £167,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £638,528 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2024 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £630,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Canterbury West (600 m, 8 minutes on foot); Canterbury East (750 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE (610 m); CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE (680 m); NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY (850 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (250 m); BOOTS (380 m); PRX PHARMACY (550 m)
- Dental practices: SS HYGIENE AND AESTHETICS (210 m); BURGATE DENTAL PRACTICE (250 m); PORTMAN SMILE CLINIC CANTERBURY (380 m); CHOPRA DENTAL LTD (390 m); ST GEORGES DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Canterbury High Street Local (170 m, Sainsburys); M&S Canterbury (290 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Canterbury Whitefriars Express (390 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Canterbury St Dunstans Street Local (550 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Canterbury (570 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £337,454** (July 2026). Canterbury’s average house price was £337,454 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,682** (2025). Full-time workers living in Canterbury earned a median of £37,682 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 146th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in Canterbury costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.2** (2025). Canterbury has a deprivation score of 19.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 142nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Canterbury 020D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Canterbury 020D has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,765th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Canterbury 020D was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 8,928th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,295** (2021). Canterbury 020D had 1,295 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,464th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 36.8%** (January 2026). In Canterbury 020D, 36.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CT1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £299,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CT1 was £299,995 in 2025. Joint 1,094th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,380** (2021). CT1 had 32,380 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 788th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in CT1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 75.4%** (January 2026). In CT1, 75.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)
- Centre: 51.2802, 1.0810

Council: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/canterbury): Rosie Duffield (Independent), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=1.0810,51.2802,CT12DY

## How to cite

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