# Canterbury

Town in Canterbury, South East.

Canterbury is a town in Canterbury, South East. Median sale price £300,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 166.3 per 1,000 people. About 57,678 people.

Town. Code E63005410. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

Canterbury is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Canterbury add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Canterbury was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 411th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 55,107** (2021). Canterbury had 55,107 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 192nd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 67%** (2022). About 67% of people in Canterbury 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 69.0%** (January 2026). In Canterbury, 69.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005410) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 67% of people in Canterbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005410) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 621 homes were sold in Canterbury in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005410) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Canterbury.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005410) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Canterbury had 55,107 usual residents at the census.

## How Canterbury compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Canterbury | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £300,000 | joint 22nd cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 55,107 | 30th most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 67% | joint 82nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 69.0% | 5th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Canterbury safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canterbury at a rate of 166.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 817 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Canterbury.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,041), anti-social behaviour (1,908) and shoplifting (1,449).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Canterbury was 162.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Canterbury, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Canterbury has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Canterbury

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Canterbury 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024091) | 1,403 | 393.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.7% |
| [Canterbury 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024123) | 1,604 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.0% |
| [Canterbury 012H](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01035309) | 5,447 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 3.3% |
| [Canterbury 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024099) | 1,444 | 130.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 75.7% |
| [Canterbury 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024100) | 1,506 | 132.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.3% |
| [Canterbury 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024101) | 1,749 | 103.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.4% |
| [Canterbury 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024102) | 1,771 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 67.1% |
| [Canterbury 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024103) | 1,592 | 108.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 79.6% |
| [Canterbury 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024047) | 2,085 | 287.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.6% |
| [Canterbury 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024049) | 1,373 | 122.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.0% |
| [Canterbury 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024090) | 2,868 | 200.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 84.1% |
| [Canterbury 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024092) | 1,549 | 192.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 63.7% |
| [Canterbury 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024093) | 1,853 | 242.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 74.1% |
| [Canterbury 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024044) | 2,499 | 157.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.0% |
| [Canterbury 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024045) | 1,629 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.9% |
| [Canterbury 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024046) | 1,893 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 80.0% |
| [Canterbury 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024048) | 1,481 | 136.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.0% |
| [Canterbury 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024131) | 2,392 | 33.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.9% |
| [Canterbury 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024127) | 1,722 | 92.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 67.4% |
| [Canterbury 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024128) | 1,727 | 295.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.2% |
| [Canterbury 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024129) | 1,752 | 142.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.1% |
| [Canterbury 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01035310) | 1,569 | 77.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.5% |
| [Canterbury 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01035311) | 1,372 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 70.7% |
| [Canterbury 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024104) | 2,097 | 131.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.4% |
| [Canterbury 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024121) | 1,687 | 186.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.0% |
| [Canterbury 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024122) | 1,471 | 84.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.7% |
| [Canterbury 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024124) | 1,295 | 508.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 36.8% |
| [Canterbury 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024126) | 1,474 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.0% |
| [Canterbury 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01032807) | 1,453 | 1,121.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 46.8% |
| [Canterbury 020G](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01032808) | 1,664 | 200.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 37.0% |

## 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.

## Council

[Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

## Postcode districts covering Canterbury

[CT1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct1), [CT2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct2)

## Middle areas in Canterbury

[Canterbury Barracks](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/canterbury-barracks), [Canterbury Central & Westgate](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/canterbury-central-and-westgate), [Canterbury St Stephen's](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/canterbury-st-stephens), [Canterbury Wincheap](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/canterbury-wincheap), [South Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/south-canterbury)

## Towns near Canterbury

[Whitstable](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitstable), [Herne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne), [Herne Bay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne-bay), [Faversham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/faversham), [Margate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/margate), [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashford-ashford)

## Canterbury in brief

Canterbury is a town in Canterbury, South East.
About 57,678 people lived in Canterbury in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £300,000 in 2025 across 621 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 166.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Canterbury was £300,000 in 2025.
Canterbury had 55,107 usual residents at the census.
About 67% of people in Canterbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Canterbury, 69.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005410
- Constituency: [Canterbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/canterbury)
- Council: [Canterbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 13.60 km²
- People, mid-2024: 57,678*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 154

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Whitstable](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitstable), [Herne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne), [Herne Bay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne-bay), [Faversham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/faversham), [Margate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/margate), [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashford-ashford)

## Latest updates for Canterbury

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005410

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury