CT6Herne Bay, Canterbury, England

House prices in CT6, Herne Bay

Homes in CT6 sold for a median of £335,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,235 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £3,621 per square metre, from 45 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 17% below the £4,375 median for the South East.

Median sale price£335,0001,235 standard sales
Middle half of prices£270,000 to £420,000
Price per m²£3,621/m²From 45 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in CT6, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached500£425,000£352,000 to £495,000Too few
Semi-detached395£325,000£285,000 to £360,000Too few
Terraced169£285,000£255,000 to £322,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes171£170,000£130,000 to £212,000Too few

Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 41% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 32%.

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Where prices are higher in CT6

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CT6 6, around Herne Bay, with a median of £350,000, and lowest in CT6 5, around Herne Bay, at £283,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in CT6 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 163 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in CT6, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
CT6 6TY£690,0003
CT6 5AA£608,5006
CT6 6RF£602,5004
CT6 7TY£560,0003
CT6 7TZ£550,0003
CT6 7DN£500,0003
CT6 5SX£495,0003
CT6 6RG£485,0003
CT6 5GZ£480,0004
CT6 5QQ£476,5006
CT6 7TW£475,0004
CT6 7AX£470,0003
CT6 8AE£470,0003
CT6 8JS£465,0003
CT6 8HG£460,0003
CT6 5TF£455,0003
CT6 8RU£455,0004
CT6 7AR£447,5004
CT6 6JS£445,0003
CT6 7BA£442,5004
CT6 8JA£440,0005
CT6 6LW£435,0003
CT6 8SB£435,0003
CT6 6UN£431,0003
CT6 7DP£430,0005
CT6 6RT£427,5006
CT6 5FS£425,0009
CT6 5QY£425,0003
CT6 7DT£423,5004
CT6 5GU£420,00011
CT6 6JU£420,0003
CT6 5SP£417,5004
CT6 6PU£416,5004
CT6 5FX£416,0006
CT6 7ED£415,0004
CT6 8RX£415,0003
CT6 6NL£414,0006
CT6 5EN£410,0004
CT6 8DY£410,0004
CT6 8SJ£400,0005
CT6 6SD£392,5007
CT6 7NA£390,0003
CT6 6BE£385,0004
CT6 8UH£385,0004
CT6 6SA£384,0003
CT6 6NT£380,0004
CT6 8TZ£376,0004
CT6 7EJ£375,0005
CT6 7EE£370,0003
CT6 8TG£370,0003
CT6 7GS£367,5004
CT6 8QN£366,5004
CT6 6EG£366,0005
CT6 5UB£365,0004
CT6 7DL£365,0003
CT6 8AQ£365,0006
CT6 5TQ£361,5005
CT6 7PP£360,5008
CT6 6JX£360,0003
CT6 6PE£360,0005
CT6 7TR£355,0003
CT6 8AG£355,0003
CT6 6QN£350,0005
CT6 8TH£350,0005
CT6 6XE£349,50015
CT6 6XP£347,5003
CT6 6BP£346,0004
CT6 6QH£345,0003
CT6 8SW£345,0003
CT6 5DA£340,0003
CT6 6XD£340,00046
CT6 7RR£340,0004
CT6 8DE£340,0003
CT6 6SH£337,5005
CT6 5TL£335,0004
CT6 7BB£335,0003
CT6 6AQ£332,0006
CT6 7QW£331,0003
CT6 6EE£330,0003
CT6 7JF£330,0007
CT6 5QF£327,5004
CT6 6EW£327,5004
CT6 6HG£327,5006
CT6 7SY£325,0004
CT6 7UE£325,0003
CT6 8FH£325,0003
CT6 8HP£325,0003
CT6 8UE£325,0003
CT6 7QR£323,0003
CT6 6EQ£322,0005
CT6 7AE£322,0003
CT6 6FT£320,0005
CT6 7BJ£320,0003
CT6 7DF£319,0003
CT6 7XF£317,0003
CT6 6XF£316,5008
CT6 5QX£315,0007
CT6 5AL£313,5004
CT6 6HY£310,0003
CT6 7AT£310,0003
CT6 8QP£310,0004
CT6 8FF£307,5004
CT6 6NW£305,0006
CT6 7RL£304,0004
CT6 5SJ£302,5004
CT6 7AU£300,0003
CT6 7RS£300,0003
CT6 7UU£300,0004
CT6 8DT£300,0005
CT6 8PR£300,0003
CT6 8QJ£300,0005
CT6 5QD£294,0004
CT6 7QD£292,0007
CT6 8BY£290,0005
CT6 7XG£286,5004
CT6 6EN£285,0003
CT6 6NU£285,0003
CT6 7DJ£285,0003
CT6 7RD£285,0003
CT6 7QF£278,0003
CT6 8BZ£277,5004
CT6 8FE£277,5006
CT6 6FN£275,0003
CT6 7PW£275,0003
CT6 6NZ£272,0004
CT6 8NU£270,5004
CT6 5DQ£270,0005
CT6 7QG£270,0003
CT6 7SX£269,0003
CT6 7JN£267,5004
CT6 7PY£265,0003
CT6 8EG£265,0003
CT6 7LD£262,5004
CT6 7EG£260,0005
CT6 5AT£250,5004
CT6 7QA£250,5004
CT6 7JZ£245,0004
CT6 5HQ£240,0005
CT6 5SQ£237,5003
CT6 8AL£237,5003
CT6 8NR£231,0003
CT6 8UL£230,0003
CT6 5HR£224,0003
CT6 5SL£220,0005
CT6 7XD£220,0007
CT6 6AE£210,50010
CT6 5QT£205,0004
CT6 6BY£205,0003
CT6 7XA£193,0005
CT6 5ST£185,0003
CT6 5QR£177,5005
CT6 7GP£167,0004
CT6 5LL£156,0009
CT6 5GA£144,0004
CT6 5GE£144,0003
CT6 5LA£142,5003
CT6 8BF£137,5004
CT6 5FA£136,0004
CT6 5RP£130,0007
CT6 5RL£120,0007
CT6 8PD£107,5007
CT6 5LB£102,0008
CT6 5PW£84,0004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £258,500
  2. 2017: £270,000
  3. 2018: £290,000
  4. 2019: £290,000
  5. 2020: £310,000
  6. 2021: £334,000
  7. 2022: £350,000
  8. 2023: £340,000
  9. 2024: £325,000
  10. 2025: £331,500
  11. 2026, January to August: £340,000
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 28%, from £258,500 in 2016 to £331,500 in 2025, close to the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.

Postcode districts in the Canterbury council area

Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. CT6 is the third cheapest.

  1. CT5 Whitstable£400,000
  2. CT4 Canterbury£395,000
  3. CT6 Herne Bay, this district£335,000
  4. CT2 Canterbury£325,000
  5. CT1 Canterbury£295,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £101,750 for a flat on Oakland Court to £478,000 for a detached house on Hunter Avenue.

The latest standard sales recorded in CT6. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 40 Coventry GardensSold for £338,000CT6 6SBSold on 21 Sep 2026Detached
  2. 104 Barnes WaySold for £270,000CT6 6RXSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 4 Ashdown CloseSold for £347,000CT6 7ULSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  4. 9 Hunter AvenueSold for £478,000CT6 5FUSold on 16 Sep 2026Detached
  5. 100 Mill LaneSold for £320,000CT6 7JHSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  6. 169 Poplar DriveSold for £282,000CT6 7QBSold on 8 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  7. 4 Oakland CourtSold for £101,750CT6 5RLSold on 4 Sep 2026Flat
  8. Flat 15, St. Marys Court Station RoadSold for £139,995CT6 5NASold on 3 Sep 2026Flat
  9. Flat 24, Cavendish Court High StreetSold for £102,000CT6 5LBSold on 3 Sep 2026Flat
  10. 24 Westlands RoadSold for £400,000CT6 7QSSold on 3 Sep 2026Detached

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

  • Clover Street, Herne Bay£340,00046 sales
  • Canterbury Road, Herne Bay£255,00019 sales
  • Greenhill Road, Herne Bay£300,00019 sales
  • Douglas Road, Herne Bay£318,00017 sales
  • Station Road, Herne Bay£300,00017 sales

Living in CT6

Crime

66 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 91% of homes can get it

Higher than 61 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,419 a year in Canterbury for 2026 to 2027

Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of CT6, from the sales in CT6, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Beltinge 222 sales£350,000
  2. Reculver 139 sales£345,500
  3. Greenhill 171 sales£342,500
  4. West Bay 138 sales£325,000
  5. Herne & Broomfield 256 sales£322,000
  6. Heron 352 sales£300,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in CT6, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A40.4%, England and Wales 0.4%
B393.4%, England and Wales 4.8%
C46941.2%, England and Wales 46.9%
D52546.2%, England and Wales 38.1%
E807.0%, England and Wales 7.3%
F151.3%, England and Wales 1.9%
G50.4%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in CT6, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900998.7%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192918115.9%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194918416.2%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196615113.3%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198223520.7%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 19951109.7%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201115113.3%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later262.3%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,235 standard sales in CT6 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 14% were flats.

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

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.