Typical 3-bedroom house£442kmost £372k–£540k
Houses per m²£4,781flats £3,662
Sold last year3362,015 in five years
Prices in Canterbury+3.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CT5 sold for £442,111 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £371,605 and £540,487, for about 90 m² of space.
336 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £178k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CT5 3 (£4,408) and the most in CT5 2 (£5,254).
Across Canterbury, prices are up 3% on a year ago and up 3.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,368 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,016 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £88,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.
Questions about CT5
Is CT5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Canterbury are up 3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (73% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (26.7% against 43.8%); 336 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in CT5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CT5 sold for £442,111 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £371,605 and £540,487.
How many homes sell in CT5 each year?
336 homes sold in the last year and 2,015 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near CT5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School, where 73% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CT5?
For a 3-bedroom house, CT6 (£361k, 7 km), CT2 (£344k, 7 km), CT1 (£321k, 9 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.