Is Canterbury a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Canterbury, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 4,544 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Canterbury, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 4,544 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Canterbury sold for £337,454 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.9% on a year earlier. Across Canterbury, police record 108 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Canterbury, the nearest primary school is St Stephen's Junior School, 1.5 mi away; the nearest secondary is The Archbishop's School, 1.5 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is University Medical Centre, 1.7 mi away.
Sturry station is 1.7 mi away.
Across Canterbury, police record 108 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Canterbury sold for £337,454 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £536,016, semi-detached £349,935, terraced £302,361, flats £183,424. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Stephen's Junior School, 1.5 mi away. The nearest secondary school is The Archbishop's School, 1.5 mi away (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Sturry is 1.7 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £52,400 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.