# CT5 2QY: area report for a postcode in Canterbury

CT5 2QY 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 2QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) › [CT5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct5) › [CT5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 35% on July. Canterbury 005B: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **Chestfield and Swalecliffe, 280 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **6 of 27 properties in CT5 2QY at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Canterbury 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **£337,454 average price**: For the whole of Canterbury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT5 2QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **Low road and rail noise at CT5 2QY**: Road 54 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **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=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Swalecliffe Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swalecliffe-community-primary-school-e118558) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Far Academy CIC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-far-academy-cic-e152233) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The FAR Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-far-academy-e152248) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £308,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £321,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| April 2024 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chestfield and Swalecliffe (280 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: SWALECLIFFE PHARMACY (270 m)
- Dental practices: SWALECLIFFE DENTAL CENTRE (330 m); CHESTFIELD DENTAL PRACTICE (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Whitstable (760 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 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.3** (2025). Canterbury 005B has a deprivation score of 8.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,604th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Canterbury 005B was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 10,375th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,775** (2021). Canterbury 005B had 1,775 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,703rd 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: 87.3%** (January 2026). In Canterbury 005B, 87.3% 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.

## 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: 51.3612, 1.0707

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=1.0707,51.3612,CT52QY

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