Canterbury, in numbers

Average home prices reached £337,000 in Canterbury.

Canterbury local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Canterbury is improving its public spaces while facing a separate housing challenge. The district’s housing plan seeks more suitable homes, and Wincheap is one potential location; proposals and completed homes must be kept distinct.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Canterbury local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £59,485 in August 1996; £337,454 in July 2026. 467.3% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £53,000 to £337,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £10,000 more per home (2.9% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Canterbury local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	53,204
February 1995	55,613
March 1995	55,786
April 1995	56,893
May 1995	56,821
June 1995	57,095
July 1995	57,464
August 1995	57,719
September 1995	58,022
October 1995	57,636
November 1995	57,116
December 1995	56,910
January 1996	56,486
February 1996	56,560
March 1996	55,808
April 1996	56,014
May 1996	56,114
June 1996	57,423
July 1996	59,013
August 1996	59,485
September 1996	59,068
October 1996	58,742
November 1996	59,196
December 1996	59,444
January 1997	59,537
February 1997	58,453
March 1997	59,757
April 1997	60,752
May 1997	62,772
June 1997	63,517
July 1997	63,899
August 1997	65,484
September 1997	66,186
October 1997	67,500
November 1997	66,857
December 1997	66,012
January 1998	65,379
February 1998	64,676
March 1998	66,016
April 1998	67,122
May 1998	69,528
June 1998	70,356
July 1998	70,872
August 1998	70,415
September 1998	68,907
October 1998	68,170
November 1998	68,799
December 1998	70,432
January 1999	71,267
February 1999	71,608
March 1999	72,330
April 1999	73,201
May 1999	72,484
June 1999	72,486
July 1999	73,172
August 1999	75,849
September 1999	77,625
October 1999	79,626
November 1999	80,461
December 1999	83,620
January 2000	84,574
February 2000	86,695
March 2000	86,934
April 2000	88,492
May 2000	90,345
June 2000	91,729
July 2000	93,875
August 2000	94,119
September 2000	93,875
October 2000	94,928
November 2000	96,188
December 2000	98,053
January 2001	97,377
February 2001	98,669
March 2001	99,251
April 2001	100,162
May 2001	99,560
June 2001	101,506
July 2001	103,406
August 2001	107,521
September 2001	108,723
October 2001	110,804
November 2001	110,705
December 2001	111,402
January 2002	112,933
February 2002	113,747
March 2002	114,508
April 2002	113,803
May 2002	113,969
June 2002	116,629
July 2002	120,429
August 2002	123,905
September 2002	128,327
October 2002	131,797
November 2002	135,747
December 2002	136,961
January 2003	139,315
February 2003	141,144
March 2003	141,448
April 2003	142,307
May 2003	143,969
June 2003	145,570
July 2003	149,886
August 2003	153,895
September 2003	157,763
October 2003	156,328
November 2003	155,159
December 2003	158,111
January 2004	162,634
February 2004	167,486
March 2004	168,324
April 2004	165,880
May 2004	169,959
June 2004	171,910
July 2004	177,584
August 2004	174,710
September 2004	176,308
October 2004	178,057
November 2004	178,913
December 2004	176,311
January 2005	175,214
February 2005	173,742
March 2005	174,760
April 2005	175,235
May 2005	178,014
June 2005	180,930
July 2005	180,481
August 2005	180,697
September 2005	181,274
October 2005	180,099
November 2005	182,538
December 2005	180,656
January 2006	181,315
February 2006	180,801
March 2006	183,176
April 2006	184,759
May 2006	186,231
June 2006	187,337
July 2006	189,118
August 2006	190,276
September 2006	192,452
October 2006	192,609
November 2006	192,323
December 2006	190,651
January 2007	193,651
February 2007	197,026
March 2007	200,068
April 2007	202,714
May 2007	205,439
June 2007	208,173
July 2007	210,540
August 2007	210,110
September 2007	214,193
October 2007	215,476
November 2007	215,740
December 2007	214,841
January 2008	213,226
February 2008	210,961
March 2008	209,260
April 2008	207,857
May 2008	212,795
June 2008	212,850
July 2008	214,818
August 2008	209,820
September 2008	204,585
October 2008	199,850
November 2008	190,906
December 2008	190,293
January 2009	184,937
February 2009	188,435
March 2009	182,930
April 2009	182,145
May 2009	178,774
June 2009	178,626
July 2009	181,523
August 2009	187,279
September 2009	191,901
October 2009	193,459
November 2009	191,706
December 2009	193,406
January 2010	197,269
February 2010	199,272
March 2010	198,940
April 2010	195,988
May 2010	196,711
June 2010	198,017
July 2010	201,950
August 2010	207,171
September 2010	211,842
October 2010	213,308
November 2010	208,740
December 2010	205,629
January 2011	202,471
February 2011	204,199
March 2011	200,956
April 2011	199,600
May 2011	199,340
June 2011	203,474
July 2011	203,414
August 2011	202,599
September 2011	201,987
October 2011	201,910
November 2011	202,181
December 2011	201,290
January 2012	198,776
February 2012	195,237
March 2012	194,621
April 2012	200,558
May 2012	204,866
June 2012	207,293
July 2012	206,405
August 2012	206,771
September 2012	207,018
October 2012	207,502
November 2012	207,384
December 2012	206,793
January 2013	204,465
February 2013	204,714
March 2013	204,805
April 2013	207,783
May 2013	209,669
June 2013	211,540
July 2013	213,957
August 2013	215,993
September 2013	215,963
October 2013	216,216
November 2013	213,849
December 2013	216,789
January 2014	218,074
February 2014	223,279
March 2014	222,211
April 2014	226,268
May 2014	228,865
June 2014	236,890
July 2014	238,767
August 2014	241,943
September 2014	242,022
October 2014	243,242
November 2014	242,249
December 2014	241,452
January 2015	240,828
February 2015	243,555
March 2015	245,198
April 2015	248,182
May 2015	248,087
June 2015	248,275
July 2015	250,269
August 2015	252,138
September 2015	254,993
October 2015	254,462
November 2015	253,971
December 2015	257,595
January 2016	256,936
February 2016	262,393
March 2016	265,779
April 2016	268,902
May 2016	267,781
June 2016	265,275
July 2016	271,458
August 2016	276,110
September 2016	280,293
October 2016	283,081
November 2016	287,333
December 2016	287,879
January 2017	285,978
February 2017	282,726
March 2017	284,463
April 2017	288,603
May 2017	291,875
June 2017	292,841
July 2017	292,631
August 2017	293,945
September 2017	297,509
October 2017	296,369
November 2017	294,736
December 2017	293,219
January 2018	298,168
February 2018	301,763
March 2018	300,504
April 2018	301,979
May 2018	297,248
June 2018	304,555
July 2018	302,035
August 2018	304,199
September 2018	301,455
October 2018	302,475
November 2018	304,672
December 2018	305,989
January 2019	307,481
February 2019	307,089
March 2019	307,156
April 2019	304,225
May 2019	307,442
June 2019	303,233
July 2019	302,574
August 2019	299,731
September 2019	301,751
October 2019	301,601
November 2019	304,080
December 2019	306,110
January 2020	306,270
February 2020	302,337
March 2020	300,362
April 2020	302,553
May 2020	310,711
June 2020	313,499
July 2020	314,370
August 2020	309,837
September 2020	312,521
October 2020	313,101
November 2020	321,158
December 2020	323,873
January 2021	323,671
February 2021	315,135
March 2021	313,930
April 2021	317,682
May 2021	321,787
June 2021	325,023
July 2021	326,108
August 2021	327,275
September 2021	328,843
October 2021	323,962
November 2021	328,825
December 2021	325,178
January 2022	333,397
February 2022	338,005
March 2022	343,669
April 2022	348,219
May 2022	347,857
June 2022	346,895
July 2022	351,945
August 2022	355,991
September 2022	356,540
October 2022	354,622
November 2022	354,021
December 2022	355,264
January 2023	358,553
February 2023	364,815
March 2023	370,486
April 2023	360,686
May 2023	347,675
June 2023	334,259
July 2023	339,531
August 2023	345,118
September 2023	353,857
October 2023	347,304
November 2023	341,178
December 2023	333,570
January 2024	327,838
February 2024	324,515
March 2024	321,235
April 2024	325,361
May 2024	330,621
June 2024	337,153
July 2024	339,055
August 2024	339,743
September 2024	341,046
October 2024	344,481
November 2024	338,016
December 2024	338,427
January 2025	336,880
February 2025	342,329
March 2025	341,866
April 2025	339,065
May 2025	329,976
June 2025	327,116
July 2025	327,814
August 2025	337,417
September 2025	336,539
October 2025	337,913
November 2025	334,705
December 2025	336,896
January 2026	339,589
February 2026	339,614
March 2026	340,536
April 2026	338,376
May 2026	341,146
June 2026	336,970
July 2026	337,454

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People living in the area

162,612

Mid-2025 · Canterbury local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£337,000

July 2026 · Canterbury local authority area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £337,454.

Homes in the local authority area

Source and method →

Average monthly rent

£1,280

August 2026 · Canterbury local authority area

Show the workings

Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

9.3% to 44.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9.3% in Seasalter to 44.8% in Westgate — a gap of 35.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Seasalter	9.3%	318	3,403
Swalecliffe	12.2%	237	1,942
Reculver	12.3%	227	1,853
Chestfield	12.4%	379	3,047
Beltinge	12.5%	385	3,075
Nailbourne	13.2%	218	1,652
Herne & Broomfield	13.5%	485	3,601
Sturry	13.5%	454	3,358
West Bay	13.8%	250	1,815
Greenhill	14.9%	262	1,753
Little Stour & Adisham	15.8%	265	1,678
Chartham & Stone Street	16%	484	3,017
Blean Forest	16.9%	390	2,310
Tankerton	19.8%	320	1,617
Gorrell	21.6%	1,029	4,766
Heron	28%	1,698	6,059
Barton	28.2%	1,290	4,572
Wincheap	30.6%	1,155	3,770
Northgate	35.4%	915	2,588
St Stephen's	37.1%	1,403	3,779
Westgate	44.8%	1,853	4,133

Source and method →

What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9% to 8.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.9% in Blean Forest to 8.2% in West Bay — a gap of 5.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Blean Forest	2.9%	289	10,127
Barton	3.9%	503	12,745
St Stephen's	4.2%	420	9,999
Chartham & Stone Street	4.3%	322	7,570
Tankerton	4.3%	151	3,525
Westgate	4.3%	397	9,191
Little Stour & Adisham	4.3%	182	4,185
Nailbourne	4.6%	179	3,915
Wincheap	4.6%	431	9,426
Gorrell	4.8%	505	10,625
Herne & Broomfield	4.9%	437	8,985
Chestfield	4.9%	350	7,138
Reculver	5%	217	4,383
Seasalter	5.3%	415	7,813
Beltinge	5.8%	405	7,018
Sturry	5.9%	488	8,219
Northgate	6.8%	479	7,044
Heron	6.9%	921	13,272
Greenhill	7%	293	4,200
Swalecliffe	8%	317	3,963
West Bay	8.2%	336	4,085

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

10.4% to 37.2%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 10.4% in Northgate to 37.2% in Swalecliffe — a gap of 26.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Northgate	10.4%	732	7,047
St Stephen's	12.3%	1,227	10,000
Westgate	13.7%	1,259	9,189
Barton	14.5%	1,853	12,742
Blean Forest	14.7%	1,486	10,128
Wincheap	14.9%	1,405	9,426
Chartham & Stone Street	20.2%	1,532	7,569
Gorrell	22.2%	2,358	10,625
Herne & Broomfield	22.3%	2,006	8,984
Sturry	22.6%	1,855	8,217
Little Stour & Adisham	24.4%	1,022	4,184
Heron	25%	3,323	13,274
Greenhill	25.2%	1,059	4,198
West Bay	28%	1,143	4,088
Reculver	29.6%	1,295	4,382
Nailbourne	30%	1,177	3,917
Chestfield	30.6%	2,187	7,139
Seasalter	30.7%	2,399	7,813
Tankerton	31.5%	1,111	3,528
Beltinge	33.5%	2,350	7,019
Swalecliffe	37.2%	1,472	3,961

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

opportunity

Turn Canterbury’s strategy into a small deliverable programme

The city-centre strategy identifies empty properties and fragmented connections, but does not yet set out detailed costed projects.

Proposed response: Select a manageable first set of improvements and connect it to the heritage work already under way.

Evidence 1 · Evidence 2

What could help →

weakness

Help households stay closer to their support networks

On 22 May 2026, 87 of the district’s 186 households in temporary accommodation were placed outside the district. These are district figures, not city-only counts.

Proposed response: track local accommodation and longer-term homes separately, so progress means fewer disruptive placements as well as more buildings.

Evidence 1 · Evidence 2

What could help →

strength

Keep Canterbury’s renewed public spaces useful throughout the year

The council reports transformed squares and gardens in the heritage programme.

Completed spaces can support everyday use as well as visitors.

Evidence

What could help →

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Local work to follow

Canterbury Castle, Castle Row and linked city-centre routes

Connected Canterbury: Castle and heritage routes

Repairs to the castle and better gardens, paths and signs aim to reconnect heritage sites with the city centre. Different parts of the programme finish at different times.

Castle stonework stabilised; landscaping completion unconfirmed · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Canterbury City Council

What the source says: The council records castle stonework stabilisation completed in December 2025 and schedules the keep and grounds for late summer 2026. The reviewed page still uses future wording for reopening.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Unmapped: a verified current ward boundary or council ward statement is still needed.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Levelling Up work and timescales →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Turn Canterbury’s strategy into a small deliverable programme →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Westgate Square, Dane John Gardens and story gardens

Connected Canterbury: squares and story gardens

Renewed squares and gardens give residents and visitors places to meet, move through and enjoy events. They form part of the wider heritage programme.

Transformed spaces reported; completion celebration announced · evidence dated 2026-03-27

Responsible body: Canterbury City Council

What the source says: The council describes newly revitalised spaces and announces a 24 May celebration of the squares and gardens projects. This record does not treat that announcement as completion of all Connected Canterbury work.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Unmapped: a verified current ward boundary or council ward statement is still needed.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

City festival celebrates completion of public spaces transformation →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep Canterbury’s renewed public spaces useful throughout the year →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Canterbury city centre

City Centre Strategy 2026–2043

The strategy tackles empty properties, difficult routes through the centre and the need to sustain shops, culture and learning. Individual projects still need selecting and costing.

Published strategic framework; project programme still to be developed · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Canterbury City Council

What the source says: The strategy identifies the former Nason’s and Debenhams sites and fragmented connections. It explicitly says detailed costed projects are not set out, with an October 2026–April 2028 action plan to be developed.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Unmapped: a verified current ward boundary or council ward statement is still needed.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Canterbury City Centre Strategy 2026 to 2043 →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Turn Canterbury’s strategy into a small deliverable programme →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

21 of 21 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

5 reviewed plans and projects

3 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

The castle source gives a summer 2026 completion target but no verified reopening notice. The city-centre strategy says it does not yet provide detailed, costed projects; those must not be presented as funded commitments.

Project locations have not yet been checked against current ward boundaries. No ward impact is inferred from a city-centre address.

The housing strategy is adopted, but the reviewed homelessness page still describes a draft with consultation closed. The May 2026 temporary-accommodation count is not a live count. Wincheap has no verified delivery timetable or full funding package in the reviewed evidence.