Canterbury City Council

What broadband can you get in Canterbury?

Across Canterbury, 75% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 75% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Canterbury?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,419 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Canterbury are at risk of flooding?

Across Canterbury, the Environment Agency puts 4,617 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 720 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Canterbury the Environment Agency counts 3,345 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (3.6% of all its properties), 3,135 at medium risk (3.4%) and 8,705 at low risk (9.4%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Kent

Canterbury has two councils. The county council, Kent, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemkent.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placekent.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentskent.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Canterbury

• CT1 postcode districtAll 932 of its postcodes in use are in Canterbury.
• CT2 postcode district759 of its 767 postcodes in use are in Canterbury.
• CT3 postcode district301 of its 791 postcodes in use are in Canterbury.
• CT4 postcode district511 of its 810 postcodes in use are in Canterbury.
• CT5 postcode districtAll 992 of its postcodes in use are in Canterbury.
• CT6 postcode districtAll 1,068 of its postcodes in use are in Canterbury.
• CT7 postcode district1 of its 414 postcodes in use is in Canterbury.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode area

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Canterbury.