# CT5 4BQ: area report for a postcode in Canterbury

CT5 4BQ 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 4BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) › [CT5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct5) › [CT5 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct5-4)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 40% on July. Canterbury 009D: 104 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **Whitstable, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **6 of 6 properties in CT5 4BQ at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Canterbury 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **£336,427 average price**: For the whole of Canterbury, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT5 4BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CT5 4BQ**: Road 53 dB, rail 52 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **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=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Joy Lane Primary Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joy-lane-primary-foundation-school-e135130) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2023 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2026 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2023 | £950,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| August 2023 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| March 2026 | £1,000,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| May 2026 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TYRRELL & JONES SEASALTER (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Faversham Road Seasalter (580 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.5** (2025). Canterbury 009D has a deprivation score of 43.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,691st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Canterbury 009D was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 7,405th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,198** (2021). Canterbury 009D had 1,198 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,552nd 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: 63.7%** (January 2026). In Canterbury 009D, 63.7% 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: 51.3441, 0.9922

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=0.9922,51.3441,CT54BQ

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