# CT1 3BU: area report for a postcode in Canterbury

CT1 3BU 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 3BU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) › [CT1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct1) › [CT1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Canterbury 016C: 92 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **Canterbury East, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **No property in CT1 3BU 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=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Canterbury 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **£337,454 average price**: For the whole of Canterbury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT1 3BU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **Low road and rail noise at CT1 3BU**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **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=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU
- **7.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Worthgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-worthgate-school-e131411) | Independent | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Newingate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newingate-school-e149398) | Special | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/simon-langton-girls-grammar-school-e118840) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 66.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Nicholas' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-school-e119059) | Special | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [Pilgrims' Way Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilgrims-way-primary-school-e145951) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/simon-langton-grammar-school-for-boys-e118884) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 69.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e119058) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anselms-catholic-school-canterbury-e140874) | Secondary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £980,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £465,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| January 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY (720 m); CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE (860 m)
- Dental practices: KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL (210 m); DENTAL SURGERY (860 m); SMILE CARE GROUP LTD - DENTAL CARE CENTRE (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Canterbury Old Dover Road Local (160 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Canterbury New Dover Express (880 m, Tesco); Waitrose Canterbury (950 m, Waitrose)

## 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.1** (2025). Canterbury 016C has a deprivation score of 5.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,920th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £480,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Canterbury 016C was £480,000 in 2025. Joint 5,297th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,893** (2021). Canterbury 016C had 1,893 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,378th most 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: 80.0%** (January 2026). In Canterbury 016C, 80.0% 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: 51.2677, 1.0895

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=1.0895,51.2677,CT13BU

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