City Profile • Local Authority

Canterbury

Canterbury is a local authority district comprising 6 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £368k, reflecting a downward trend of 4.2% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 106 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

157,550
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

6 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Canterbury authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English82.5%
White: Other White5.5%
African1.9%
Other Asian1.3%
Indian1.3%
Any other ethnic group1.1%

Age Profile

20-24 years10.0%
15-19 years8.0%
55-59 years6.5%
50-54 years6.3%
70-74 years6.0%
60-64 years5.8%

Top Occupations

Professional22.1%
Associate professional13.2%
Managers and directors12.8%
Skilled trades10.4%
Elementary occupations10.1%
Caring and leisure9.9%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright38.4%
Owned: Mortgage26.4%
Private rented: Landlord19.6%
Social rented: Council7.9%
Social rented: Other4.4%
Private rented: Other2.4%

Area DNA

family5/10
health5/10
safety2/10
homeown5/10
transit7/10
affluence6/10
diversity6/10
employment2/10
investment1/10