Detached
£523,462
39% above the Canterbury average
30.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Canterbury? £376,652
The average house price in Canterbury is £376,652, based on 1,841 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.9% (£7,393) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,841
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Canterbury?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£354,002
6% below the Canterbury average
30.0% of sales
Terraced
£328,986
13% below the Canterbury average
22.6% of sales
Flats
£206,374
45% below the Canterbury average
16.5% of sales
Are house prices in Canterbury going up or down?
House prices in Canterbury are falling: down 1.9% (£7,393) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 28.8% (£84,295).
Past 12 months
−1.9%
−£7,393From £384,045 to £376,652
£384,045£374,330
Past 10 years
+28.8%
+£84,295From £292,357 to £376,652
£396,286£292,357
Quick answers for Canterbury
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£419,475
Highest average, reached in May 2024
How many homes sold?
1,841
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
30.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
27.3% of sales
How many people live in Canterbury?
157,343
1,269 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Canterbury?
63,795
515 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Canterbury?
27 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.3% of the area · 56 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Canterbury?
89 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −2.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Bishopsbourne
£1,030,000
Least expensive
Hersden
£296,948
How does Canterbury rank?
7th most expensive area of Kent.
Compared with 12 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Canterbury?
The highest recorded sale prices in Canterbury, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Canterbury compare with nearby areas?
Canterbury compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Kent.
Canterbury vs Dover
- Canterbury
- £376,652
- Dover
- £316,345−£60,307
Open comparison
Canterbury vs Thanet
- Canterbury
- £376,652
- Thanet
- £308,883−£67,769
Open comparison
Canterbury vs Swale
- Canterbury
- £376,652
- Swale
- £318,884−£57,768
Open comparison
Canterbury vs Folkestone and Hythe
- Canterbury
- £376,652
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £341,296−£35,356
Open comparison
Canterbury vs Ashford
- Canterbury
- £376,652
- Ashford
- £383,447+£6,795
Open comparison
Canterbury vs Maidstone
- Canterbury
- £376,652
- Maidstone
- £382,573+£5,921
Open comparison
Which areas of Canterbury are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 27 areas of Canterbury, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,030,000
Change over one year: +8.9%
- 2
£932,857
Change over one year: +10.4%
- 3
£748,125
Change over one year: +74.1%
- 4
£729,250
Change over one year: +8.4%
- 5
£716,666
Change over one year: +21.8%
- 6
£624,862
Change over one year: +61.3%
- 7
£613,104
Change over one year: +29.3%
- 8
£564,583
Change over one year: −25.1%
- 9
£556,569
Change over one year: −12.7%
- 10
£548,857
Change over one year: +40.3%
- 11
£538,059
Change over one year: +25.1%
- 12
£517,857
Change over one year: −20.9%
- 13
£513,490
Change over one year: −6.5%
- 14
£500,687
Change over one year: +15.1%
- 15
£491,625
Change over one year: +9.8%
- 16
£443,529
Change over one year: +10.7%
- 17
£437,307
Change over one year: −4.0%
- 18
£433,125
Change over one year: −26.2%
- 19
£390,986
Change over one year: +7.5%
- 20
£384,843
Change over one year: −40.7%
- 21
£382,571
Change over one year: +2.5%
- 22
£371,909
Change over one year: −25.8%
- 23
£342,408
Change over one year: −5.4%
- 24
£341,117
Change over one year: −4.4%
- 25
£325,733
Change over one year: −13.0%
- 26
£313,279
Change over one year: −9.2%
- 27
£296,948
Change over one year: +3.7%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:21 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Canterbury dataset covers 6,072 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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