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CT1

UK postcode district

Part of Canterbury

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,478
Current units
932
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
546

Postcode sectors in CT1

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
16,576 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
39, Ivy Lane, Canterbury, CT1 1TU 23 July 2026 £313,500
2, Martyrs Field Road, Canterbury, CT1 3PT 23 July 2026 £273,000
53, Black Griffin Lane, Canterbury, CT1 2DG 22 July 2026 £250,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
17
Primary
6
Secondary
4

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
7,221
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,403
  • Shoplifting 1,362
  • Anti social behaviour 955
  • Criminal damage and arson 645
  • Other theft 473

Census 2021

Population and age profile

CT1 usual residents
32,129
Age-profile population
32,368

Age bands in CT1

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.6%
4,721 residents
Age 15 to 24
27%
8,731 residents
Age 25 to 44
27%
8,740 residents
Age 45 to 64
18.4%
5,943 residents
Age 65 and over
13.1%
4,233 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 846 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
90.8%

In this district, 805 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 498 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £277,500 from 2,757 recorded sales in CT1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Canterbury is £338,030 in June 2026, up 3.3% year on year.

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 4 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7,221 published events cover 12 months, averaging 602 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,403 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.