# CT5 1AL: area report for a postcode in Canterbury

CT5 1AL 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 CT5 1AL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) › [CT5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct5) › [CT5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **39 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Canterbury 008C: 395 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **Whitstable, 680 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **16 of 16 properties in CT5 1AL at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Canterbury 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **£336,427 average price**: For the whole of Canterbury, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **37.5% can get gigabit broadband at CT5 1AL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **Low road and rail noise at CT5 1AL**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ISP School Whitstable](https://openindex.co.uk/school/isp-school-whitstable-e148557) | Special | 60 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitstable-and-seasalter-endowed-church-of-england-junior-school-e118737) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, December 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westmeads Community Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westmeads-community-infant-school-e118363) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Alphege Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-alphege-church-of-england-infant-school-e118659) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Whitstable Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitstable-junior-school-e118364) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-whitstable-e142162) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Joy Lane Primary Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joy-lane-primary-foundation-school-e135130) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Whitstable School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-whitstable-school-e144354) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2024 | £55,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £246,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2023 | £390,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £312,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Whitstable (680 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (100 m); PRX PHARMACY (270 m); TYRRELL & JONES WHITSTABLE (590 m)
- Dental practices: KELVIN HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m); WHITSTABLE DENTAL CENTRE (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Whitstable (70 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Whitstable High Street Local (130 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Cromwell Road Whitstable (450 m, The Southern Co-operative); Co-op Whitstable (570 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Whitstable - Canterbury Rd (720 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £336,427** (August 2026). Canterbury’s average house price was £336,427 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.9×** (2025). A home in Canterbury costs 8.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 94th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.0** (2025). Canterbury 008C has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,456th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £490,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Canterbury 008C was £490,000 in 2025. Joint 5,008th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,249** (2021). Canterbury 008C had 1,249 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,458th 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: 87.1%** (January 2026). In Canterbury 008C, 87.1% 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.

## CT5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CT5 was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 615th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,054** (2021). CT5 had 33,054 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 748th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CT5 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: 82.3%** (January 2026). In CT5, 82.3% 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: 51.3603, 1.0246

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), August 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=1.0246,51.3603,CT51AL

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct5-1al