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

CT5 1HX 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 1HX 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

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Canterbury 008B: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **Whitstable, 430 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **16 of 47 properties in CT5 1HX at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 30 at low risk, 1 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Canterbury 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **£337,454 average price**: For the whole of Canterbury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **65.1% can get gigabit broadband at CT5 1HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **Low road and rail noise at CT5 1HX**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **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=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX
- **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=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westmeads Community Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westmeads-community-infant-school-e118363) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [ISP School Whitstable](https://openindex.co.uk/school/isp-school-whitstable-e148557) | Special | 200 m (3 minutes 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 | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, December 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Alphege Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-alphege-church-of-england-infant-school-e118659) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Whitstable Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitstable-junior-school-e118364) | Primary | 480 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 | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Whitstable School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-whitstable-school-e144354) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Joy Lane Primary Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joy-lane-primary-foundation-school-e135130) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2023 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £421,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £326,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Whitstable (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (260 m); PRX PHARMACY (310 m); TYRRELL & JONES WHITSTABLE (460 m)
- Dental practices: WHITSTABLE DENTAL CENTRE (540 m); KELVIN HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Cromwell Road Whitstable (200 m, The Southern Co-operative); Iceland Whitstable (290 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Whitstable High Street Local (300 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Whitstable (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Whitstable - Canterbury Rd (680 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.0** (2025). Canterbury 008B has a deprivation score of 14.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,296th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £387,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Canterbury 008B was £387,500 in 2025. Joint 9,355th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,226** (2021). Canterbury 008B had 1,226 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,038th 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: 65.0%** (January 2026). In Canterbury 008B, 65.0% 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.

## 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: 51.3597, 1.0282

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=1.0282,51.3597,CT51HX

## How to cite

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