# CT6 7XU: area report for a postcode in Canterbury

CT6 7XU 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 7XU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) › [CT6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6) › [CT6 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6-7)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 75% on July. Canterbury 004B: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **Herne Bay, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **No property in CT6 7XU 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=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Canterbury 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **£337,454 average price**: For the whole of Canterbury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **82% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CT6 7XU**: Road 55 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **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=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thornden Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornden-wood-primary-school-e147751) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [SALT COLLEGE](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salt-college-e152615) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Herne Bay High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herne-bay-high-school-e136465) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £459,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £499,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2025 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| January 2024 | £487,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 230 m |
| August 2025 | £370,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 250 m |
| November 2023 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Lidl Herne Bay (990 m, Lidl)

## 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.9** (2025). Canterbury 004B has a deprivation score of 20.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,968th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £324,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Canterbury 004B was £324,000 in 2025. Joint 13,675th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,029** (2021). Canterbury 004B had 2,029 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,867th 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In Canterbury 004B, 93.0% 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: 51.3556, 1.1008

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=1.1008,51.3556,CT67XU

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