CT6 postcode area guide — Canterbury
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CT6 postcode district in Canterbury — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CT6
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
82.7%
Gigabit-capable
82.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the CT6 postcode district (Canterbury) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,030 postcodes Ofcom measures in CT6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.7%.
Around 0.3% of premises in CT6 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CT6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CT6 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| CT6 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| CT6 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| CT6 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| CT6 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| CT6 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| CT6 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CT6 5AN | 100% | 90.9% |
| CT6 5AP | 100% | 100% |
| CT6 5AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Canterbury
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Canterbury district (77,621 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
88.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
51.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
90.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CT6
Police recorded 252 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CT6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 | 27.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 60 | 23.8% |
| Shoplifting | 45 | 17.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 8.3% |
| Other theft | 17 | 6.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 12 | 4.8% |
| Drugs | 9 | 3.6% |
| Public order | 6 | 2.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CT6
Based on 457 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CT6 is £326,000, down 1.2% on the previous year (£330,000).
Detached
£417,000
166 sales
Semi-detached
£321,000
145 sales
Terraced
£290,000
67 sales
Flat / maisonette
£170,000
62 sales
Latest recorded sales in CT6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Cobblers Bridge Road | CT6 8NR |
| 22 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Arkley Road | CT6 5SL |
| 22 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Bognor Drive | CT6 8QR |
| 19 May 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Douglas Road | CT6 6AF |
| 19 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Ruskins View | CT6 7AE |
| 18 May 2026 | £364,550 | Detached | Coventry Gardens | CT6 6SD |
| 15 May 2026 | £267,500 | Semi-detached | Downs Park | CT6 6BZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £515,000 | Detached | Herne Avenue | CT6 6EW |
| 12 May 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached | Sunnyhill Road | CT6 8LT |
| 11 May 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced | Kings Road | CT6 5DA |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Canterbury demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Canterbury district (157,429 residents, 63,792 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.7% |
| 15–29 | 27.8% |
| 30–44 | 16.2% |
| 45–64 | 18.6% |
| 65+ | 21.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 64.8% |
| Private rented | 22.1% |
| Social rented | 4.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CT6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herne Bay High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,507 | CT6 7NS |
| Hampton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 679 | CT6 8NB |
| Reculver Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 444 | CT6 6TA |
| Herne Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 375 | CT6 7AL |
| Herne Bay Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 371 | CT6 5DA |
| Thornden Wood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 337 | CT6 7RS |
| Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 318 | CT6 7AH |
| Herne Bay Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 259 | CT6 5SH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CT6
284 rated food businesses operate in CT6. 195 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 49 Mortimer Street, 9/10/2025Coconut Tree Noodle Bar Ltd, A Casa Mia, A La Turka, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CT6
From a sample of 91 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CT6 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
42%
Band D
35%
Band E
20%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Canterbury
Landlines around CT6 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.
