CT postcode area: Canterbury
The CT postcode area is known as the Canterbury area. It is every postcode that begins CT followed by a number. It has 22 districts and 15,378 postcodes in use, across 6 councils.
Homes in the CT area sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £217,500 in CT17 (Dover) to £412,500 in CT4 (Chartham).
For the town itself, see Canterbury postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 51.2563
Longitude 1.2319
This is the middle of the postcodes in the CT area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the CT area?
Homes in the CT area sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 5,832 sales, down 0.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £312,375
- 12 months to August 2026
- £310,000
▼ down 0.8% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the CT districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- CT1 postcode district: CanterburyCanterbury 932 postcodes Typical price£290,000 Gigabit, every home498 of 846 At flood risk111 of 932
- CT2 postcode district: CanterburyCanterbury, Swale 767 postcodes Typical price£315,000 Gigabit, every home369 of 737 At flood risk68 of 767
- CT3 postcode district: AyleshamDover, Canterbury 791 postcodes Typical price£315,000 Gigabit, every home369 of 782 At flood risk81 of 791
- CT4 postcode district: CharthamCanterbury, Ashford, Folkestone and Hythe, Dover 810 postcodes Typical price£412,500 Gigabit, every home191 of 803 At flood risk89 of 810
- CT5 postcode district: WhitstableCanterbury 992 postcodes Typical price£400,000 Gigabit, every home654 of 970 At flood risk296 of 992
- CT6 postcode district: Herne BayCanterbury 1,068 postcodes Typical price£335,000 Gigabit, every home851 of 1,041 At flood risk122 of 1,068
- CT7 postcode district: MargateThanet, Canterbury 414 postcodes Typical price£320,000 Gigabit, every home271 of 410 At flood risk28 of 414
- CT8 postcode district: MargateThanet 217 postcodes Typical price£271,500 Gigabit, every home160 of 215 At flood risk3 of 217
- CT9 postcode district: MargateThanet 1,216 postcodes Typical price£277,500 Gigabit, every home687 of 1,152 At flood risk59 of 1,216
- CT10 postcode district: BroadstairsThanet 743 postcodes Typical price£350,000 Gigabit, every home486 of 727 At flood risk11 of 743
- CT11 postcode district: RamsgateThanet 861 postcodes Typical price£260,000 Gigabit, every home515 of 845 At flood risk15 of 861
- CT12 postcode district: RamsgateThanet 600 postcodes Typical price£289,000 Gigabit, every home360 of 582 At flood risk15 of 600
- CT13 postcode district: SandwichDover 386 postcodes Typical price£332,500 Gigabit, every home214 of 380 At flood risk151 of 386
- CT14 postcode district: DealDover 1,183 postcodes Typical price£295,000 Gigabit, every home867 of 1,159 At flood risk298 of 1,183
- CT15 postcode district: St Margaret's at CliffeDover, Folkestone and Hythe 608 postcodes Typical price£344,500 Gigabit, every home126 of 587 At flood risk7 of 608
- CT16 postcode district: DoverDover 656 postcodes Typical price£256,000 Gigabit, every home377 of 602 At flood risk74 of 656
- CT17 postcode district: DoverDover 536 postcodes Typical price£217,500 Gigabit, every home395 of 525 At flood risk44 of 536
- CT18 postcode district: HawkingeFolkestone and Hythe, Dover 451 postcodes Typical price£346,000 Gigabit, every home249 of 440 At flood risk5 of 451
- CT19 postcode district: FolkestoneFolkestone and Hythe 642 postcodes Typical price£285,000 Gigabit, every home562 of 632 At flood risk60 of 642
- CT20 postcode district: FolkestoneFolkestone and Hythe 830 postcodes Typical price£280,000 Gigabit, every home474 of 719 At flood risk56 of 830
- CT21 postcode district: HytheFolkestone and Hythe 670 postcodes Typical price£365,000 Gigabit, every home479 of 644 At flood risk263 of 670
- CT50 postcode district: FolkestoneFolkestone and Hythe 5 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the CT area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the CT area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the CT area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Canterbury4,564 postcodes
- Thanet4,050 postcodes
- Dover3,933 postcodes
- Folkestone and Hythe2,686 postcodes
- Ashford137 postcodes
- Swale8 postcodes
Near the CT area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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