# CT6 5QZ: area report for a postcode in Canterbury

CT6 5QZ 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 CT6 5QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) › [CT6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6) › [CT6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6-5)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Canterbury 003D: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **Herne Bay, 480 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **13 of 36 properties in CT6 5QZ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk, 2 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Canterbury 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **£337,454 average price**: For the whole of Canterbury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT6 5QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CT6 5QZ**: Road 50 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **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=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ
- **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=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Herne Bay Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herne-bay-infant-school-e118359) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Herne Bay Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herne-bay-junior-school-e118852) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herne Bay High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herne-bay-high-school-e136465) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | Attainment 8 of 35.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hampton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-primary-school-e137961) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [SALT COLLEGE](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salt-college-e152615) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Thornden Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornden-wood-primary-school-e147751) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herne Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herne-church-of-england-junior-school-e118736) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herne-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-school-e118710) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2024 | £560,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2024 | £625,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| March 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Herne Bay (480 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARK SURGERY (480 m); THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: PARK PHARMACY (480 m); PRX PHARMACY (710 m); BORNO CHEMISTS (710 m); BOOTS (800 m); SIANORA PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: HERNE BAY DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); MYDENTIST (700 m); SEA STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Herne Bay (540 m, Aldi); Morrisons Herne Bay (600 m, Morrisons); Tesco Herne Bay Express (640 m, Tesco); Co-op Eddington - Thanet Way (740 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Mortimer St Herne Express (890 m, Tesco)

## 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.4** (2025). Canterbury 003D has a deprivation score of 34.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,386th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Canterbury 003D was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,404** (2021). Canterbury 003D had 1,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,366th 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: 85.0%** (January 2026). In Canterbury 003D, 85.0% 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.

## CT6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £331,543** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CT6 was £331,543 in 2025. 893rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,445** (2021). CT6 had 40,445 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 440th 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 CT6 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In CT6, 92.2% 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: 51.3654, 1.1245

Council: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Herne Bay and Sandwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/herne-bay-and-sandwich): Sir Roger Gale (Conservative), 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=1.1245,51.3654,CT65QZ

## How to cite

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