CT2 7AU

St Stephen's · Canterbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Canterbury
Local authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT2 7AR 37 m
CT2 7AT 66 m
CT2 7AP 67 m
CT2 7BB 80 m
CT2 7AH 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT2 7AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT2
Postcode sector
CT2 7
Latitude
51.294412
Longitude
1.074863
British National Grid easting
614,472
British National Grid northing
159,521

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Canterbury · E07000106
Parish or community
E43000269
Westminster constituency
Canterbury · E14001151
Output area
E00122364
Lower layer super output area
Canterbury 013B · E01024100
Middle layer super output area
Canterbury 013 · E02005022

Postcode source versions

Explore CT2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Sandbank Cottages, Canterbury, CT2 7AU 7 April 2022 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
11
Secondary
7
  1. The Archbishop's School

    Foundation school

    67 m
  2. St Stephen's Junior School

    Academy converter

    416 m
  3. St Stephen's Infant School

    Academy converter

    453 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,876
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,007
  • Anti social behaviour 432
  • Criminal damage and arson 301
  • Shoplifting 259
  • Other theft 216

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

0 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
CT2 7 residents
14,187

Age bands in CT2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9%

1,303 residents

Age 15 to 24
53.5%

7,753 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.3%

2,364 residents

Age 45 to 64
12.3%

1,777 residents

Age 65 and over
8.9%

1,286 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT2 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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
100%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE, GILES LANE, CANTERBURY, CT2 7PB

    ODS code G82140

    908 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 NORTHGATE, CANTERBURY, CT1 1WL

    ODS code G82060

    1.4 km

  • CANTERBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    26 OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3JH

    ODS code G82802

    2.3 km

  • NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY

    10 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AP

    ODS code G82115

    2.4 km

  • STURRY SURGERY

    53 ISLAND ROAD, STURRY, CANTERBURY, CT2 0EF

    ODS code G82082

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Archbishop's School

    BCT · St Stephens

    0.0 miles
  • The Archbishop's School

    BCT · St Stephens

    0.1 miles
  • Downs Road

    BCT · Hales Place

    0.1 miles
  • Downs Road

    BCT · Hales Place

    0.2 miles
  • Ye Olde Beverlie

    BCT · St Stephens

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Canterbury 013B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,211 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £425,000 from 1 recorded sale in CT2 7AU. 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Archbishop's School is the nearest published school at 67 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,876 published events cover 12 months, averaging 239.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,007 events.

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