UK Property Check

UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ct

House prices in the CT postcode area, Canterbury

Homes in the CT postcode area sold for a median of £310,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 13,777 standard sales.

That is 19% below the £383,000 median for the South East, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£310,00013,777 standard sales
Middle half of prices£240,000 to £415,000
Change since 2016+37%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was CT5 (Whitstable), at £400,000, and the cheapest was CT17 (Dover), at £215,000.

The next dearest were CT4 (Chartham) and CT18 (Folkestone), and the next cheapest CT11 (Ramsgate) and CT8 (Westgate-on-Sea).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the CT area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the CT area, by number of sales: Canterbury (CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4), Folkestone (CT18, CT19, CT20), Dover (CT15, CT16, CT17), Ramsgate (CT11, CT12), Herne Bay (CT6), Deal (CT14), Margate (CT9), Whitstable (CT5), Broadstairs (CT10), Hythe (CT21), Birchington (CT7), Sandwich (CT13), and 1 more.

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. CT5Whitstable, 1,013 sales£400,000£4,412−3%
  2. CT4Canterbury, 376 sales£395,000Too few−11%
  3. CT18Folkestone, 469 sales£367,500Too few+6%
  4. CT10Broadstairs, 778 sales£360,000£4,004+9%
  5. CT21Hythe, 608 sales£360,000£3,729+4%
  6. CT15Dover, 295 sales£347,500Too few−1%
  7. CT6Herne Bay, 1,235 sales£335,000£3,621+2%
  8. CT13Sandwich, 279 sales£335,000Too few−1%
  9. CT2Canterbury, 641 sales£325,000£3,696−1%
  10. CT7Birchington, 387 sales£320,000Too few+2%
  11. CT3Canterbury, 596 sales£310,000£3,499+1%
  12. CT14Deal, 1,106 sales£310,000£3,390−5%
  13. CT1Canterbury, 710 sales£295,000£3,795+2%
  14. CT12Ramsgate, 497 sales£290,000Too few−4%
  15. CT9Margate, 1,100 sales£280,000£3,145−4%
  16. CT19Folkestone, 688 sales£280,000£3,253−1%
  17. CT20Folkestone, 814 sales£280,000£3,273+8%
  18. CT16Dover, 631 sales£275,000£3,000−1%
  19. CT8Westgate-on-Sea, 271 sales£267,500Too few+2%
  20. CT11Ramsgate, 789 sales£260,000Too few0%
  21. CT17Dover, 494 sales£215,000£2,6150%

1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.

From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in CT10 (Broadstairs), up 9%, and fell most in CT4 (Chartham), down 11%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Marine Parade, Whitstable (CT5, £865,000), Kingsdown Park, Whitstable (CT5, detached houses, £753,500) and Royal Esplanade, Westbrook (CT9, £675,000).

The cheapest were Stanley Road, Folkestone (CT19, flats, £69,000), High Street, Herne Bay (CT6, flats, £115,000) and Harold Road, Cliftonville (CT9, flats, £120,000).

Neighbouring postcode areas include TN (Tonbridge) and ME (Rochester).

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the CT area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached3,533£465,000£380,000 to £610,000£4,061/m²from 161 sales
Semi-detached3,961£325,000£280,000 to £379,000£3,563/m²from 167 sales
Terraced3,809£272,000£230,000 to £325,000£3,238/m²from 124 sales
Flats and maisonettes2,474£182,500£140,000 to £240,000£2,993/m²from 76 sales

Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in the CT area, at 29% and 28% of sales.

Measured by floor area, homes in the CT area sold for a median of £3,566 per m², 18% below the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 37%, from £228,000 in 2016 to £312,500 in 2025, close to the 35% rise across England and Wales.

Council areas in the CT postcode area

Within CT, the median ran from £293,000 in Thanet to £347,500 in Canterbury, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the CT area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in CTMedian in CTWhole council area
Canterbury4,044£347,500£347,500
Thanet3,822£293,000£293,000
Dover3,302£293,500£293,500
Folkestone and Hythe2,561£315,000£317,500
Ashford48£467,500£345,000

About these figures

The CT figures come from 13,777 standard sales in 21 postcode districts across 5 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was CT6 (Herne Bay), with 1,235 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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