CT
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Canterbury, with 22 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 47% of people in CT live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CT compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is CT safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CT at a rate of 102.8 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 5,167 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CT.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (19,208), anti-social behaviour (10,424) and other crime (7,690).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CT was 103.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in CT
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT1Canterbury, St Martin's | 32,380 | £299,995 | 217.4 per 1,000 |
| CT2Canterbury, St Dunstan's | 32,572 | £325,500 | 82.0 per 1,000 |
| CT3Aylesham | 20,835 | £315,000 | 54.9 per 1,000 |
| CT4Shalmsford Street | 17,515 | £380,000 | 47.6 per 1,000 |
| CT5Whitstable, Lower Island | 33,054 | £395,000 | 82.9 per 1,000 |
| CT6Herne Bay, Greenhill | 40,445 | £331,543 | 82.3 per 1,000 |
| CT7Margate, Birchington | 11,993 | £320,500 | 56.9 per 1,000 |
| CT8Margate, Westgate-on-Sea | 7,871 | £268,750 | 76.9 per 1,000 |
| CT9Margate, Cliftonville | 46,520 | £275,000 | 146.4 per 1,000 |
| CT10Broadstairs, St Peter's | 25,126 | £375,000 | 74.5 per 1,000 |
| CT11Ramsgate, Nethercourt | 30,001 | £261,000 | 126.2 per 1,000 |
| CT12Ramsgate, Newington | 19,073 | £282,500 | 128.8 per 1,000 |
| CT13Sandwich, Eastry | 8,832 | £320,000 | 63.0 per 1,000 |
| CT14Deal | 35,250 | £300,101 | 57.1 per 1,000 |
| CT15St Margaret's at Cliffe, Sibertswold | 13,182 | £347,500 | 60.5 per 1,000 |
| CT16Dover, Whitfield | 21,338 | £280,000 | 146.9 per 1,000 |
| CT17Dover, St Radigund's | 22,101 | £210,000 | 129.6 per 1,000 |
| CT18Hawkinge, Capel-le-Ferne | 14,667 | £375,000 | 45.6 per 1,000 |
| CT19Folkestone, Foord | 28,447 | £279,000 | 99.6 per 1,000 |
| CT20Folkestone, Coolinge | 23,925 | £287,500 | 150.5 per 1,000 |
| CT21Hythe, Seabrook | 17,186 | £365,000 | 53.8 per 1,000 |
| CT50Sandgate | No figure | No figure | No figure |
CT in brief
The CT postcode area, named after Canterbury, has 22 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in CT was £312,500 in 2025.
CT had 502,313 usual residents at the census.
About 47% of people in CT live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CT, 78.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.