# CT6 6HU: area report for a postcode in Canterbury

CT6 6HU 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 6HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) › [CT6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6) › [CT6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 40% on July. Canterbury 002C: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **Herne Bay, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **No property in CT6 6HU listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Canterbury 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **£337,454 average price**: For the whole of Canterbury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT6 6HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **Low road and rail noise at CT6 6HU**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **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=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU
- **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=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Herne Bay Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herne-bay-junior-school-e118852) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herne Bay Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herne-bay-infant-school-e118359) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Reculver Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reculver-church-of-england-primary-school-e141216) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £417,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £610,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2023 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £565,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £510,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2024 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: HOLLYTREE PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: RECULVER ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Herne Bay - Reculver Road (630 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Margate Road Herne Bay (910 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 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.9** (2025). Canterbury 002C has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £438,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Canterbury 002C was £438,500 in 2025. Joint 6,886th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,581** (2021). Canterbury 002C had 1,581 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,140th 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: 86.4%** (January 2026). In Canterbury 002C, 86.4% 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: 51.3688, 1.1479

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=1.1479,51.3688,CT66HU

## How to cite

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