CT7 postcode area guide — Canterbury
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CT7 postcode district in Canterbury — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CT7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
75.3%
Gigabit-capable
75.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the CT7 postcode district (Canterbury) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 408 postcodes Ofcom measures in CT7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75.3%.
Around 0.1% of premises in CT7 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 CT7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CT7 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| CT7 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| CT7 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| CT7 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| CT7 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| CT7 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| CT7 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CT7 0AL | 100% | 78% |
| CT7 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| CT7 0AP | 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 CT7
Police recorded 55 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CT7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 19 | 34.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 | 18.2% |
| Other theft | 10 | 18.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 9.1% |
| Other crime | 3 | 5.5% |
| Drugs | 2 | 3.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 3.6% |
| Burglary | 1 | 1.8% |
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 CT7
Based on 183 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CT7 is £307,500, down 5.4% on the previous year (£325,000).
Detached
£450,000
56 sales
Semi-detached
£310,000
61 sales
Terraced
£272,500
24 sales
Flat / maisonette
£182,500
33 sales
Latest recorded sales in CT7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £381,000 | Semi-detached | Nottingham Road | CT7 0EH |
| 15 May 2026 | £307,000 | Semi-detached | Canterbury Road | CT7 9UB |
| 15 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Park Avenue | CT7 0DL |
| 8 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Semaphore Road | CT7 9JP |
| 8 May 2026 | £625,000 | Detached | The Street | CT7 0JA |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | St Mildreds Avenue | CT7 9LD |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £312,500 | Semi-detached | Ingoldsby Road | CT7 9PJ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £605,000 | Detached | Canute Road | CT7 9QJ |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced | Sea View Heights | CT7 9QQ |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £266,000 | Detached | Horsa Road | CT7 9PN |
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 CT7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Ethelbert School | Secondary | 11–18 | 845 | CT7 9BL |
| Birchington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 422 | CT7 0AS |
| St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 212 | CT7 0PY |
| The Llewellyn School and Nursery | Not applicable | 2–25 | 35 | CT7 0BB |
| Maple Haven Ltd | Not applicable | 4–18 | 10 | CT7 0BH |
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 CT7
87 rated food businesses operate in CT7. 80 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: All Saints Church Hall, Beach House, Bello's, Best One, Birchington Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CT7
From a sample of 142 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 CT7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 27% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
26%
Band D
46%
Band E
21%
Band F
4%
Band G
2%
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 CT7 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.