Estate agents in Canterbury
Canterbury is a town in the South East with about 55,107 residents. HM Land Registry records 499 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £290,000.
How estate agents in Canterbury compare
Canterbury at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 513 sales in Canterbury from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £293,000.
32.9% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.3 years and sold for a median of 7.4% more than they paid.
The median price was £250,000 in 2016 and £300,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Canterbury
Median sale price in Canterbury: £293,000
| All homes | 513 sales, median £293,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 79 sales, median £525,000 |
| Semi-detached | 139 sales, median £321,000 |
| Terraced | 173 sales, median £290,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 122 sales, median £196,000 |
Across Canterbury the average price was £336,501 in June 2026, up 2.9% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £250,000 (763 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £271,000 (681 sales) |
| 2018 | £280,000 (605 sales) |
| 2019 | £275,000 (605 sales) |
| 2020 | £287,750 (496 sales) |
| 2021 | £290,000 (882 sales) |
| 2022 | £310,000 (838 sales) |
| 2023 | £300,000 (612 sales) |
| 2024 | £300,000 (601 sales) |
| 2025 | £300,000 (621 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Canterbury has two railway stations close to the centre. Canterbury West is about 0.3 miles away and Canterbury East about 0.4 miles. Sturry station is about 2.4 miles out, with Bekesbourne about 2.8 miles away. The A290, A2050, A28, A257 and A2 all pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junction is M2 junction 7 at Brenley Corner, about 7 miles away, followed by M20 junction 10 at Lacton at about 12 miles. London Southend Airport is about 26 miles away and London City Airport about 47 miles. Central London lies about 54 miles to the north-west in a straight line.
Schools in and near Canterbury
Canterbury has 10 primary schools within about 2.1 miles of the centre. The closest are St Peter's Methodist Primary School at about 0.1 miles, St Johns Church of England Primary School at about 0.3 miles and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School at about 0.4 miles. For secondary education, Barton Court Grammar School is a grammar school and academy with a sixth form about 0.6 miles away and The Canterbury Academy, also with a sixth form, is about 0.7 miles away. Barton Manor School and The Archbishop's School, a Church of England school, are each about 1 mile away. Independent options include The King's School Canterbury at about 0.3 miles and St Edmund's School Canterbury at about 1.2 miles. Special schools nearby include St Nicholas' School at about 0.7 miles. Canterbury Christ Church University is about 0.5 miles from the centre.
Living in Canterbury
Canterbury is an urban city of around 55,000 residents, with a medium-sized built-up area where flats, semi-detached houses and terraced houses make up most homes and about 44% are owner occupied. Within about 1.8 miles of the centre there are more than 500 shops and around 50 convenience stores, with ten supermarkets including M&S Foodhall about 0.2 miles away and a market at The Goods Shed about 0.4 miles away. Food and drink includes at least 40 pubs, more than 80 cafés and more than 60 restaurants. Four doctors' surgeries, ten pharmacies and seven dentists are mapped and Kent and Canterbury Hospital is about 1.0 miles away, while the nearest emergency department is at William Harvey Hospital about 11.9 miles away. There are six libraries and six post offices, with Canterbury Library at the centre. Seventeen named parks include Westgate Gardens about 0.2 miles away and Larkey Valley Wood nature reserve lies about 2.3 miles away.
A short history of Canterbury
People lived in the Canterbury area in prehistoric times and the Romans took the settlement of the Cantiaci in the 1st century AD, naming it Durovernum Cantiacorum. A wall with seven gates followed in the late 3rd century. After 410 the site was abandoned for about 100 years before an Anglo-Saxon community formed and the place became Cantwareburh. Danish raids struck in 842 and 851. The inhabitants did not resist William the Conqueror in 1066 and he ordered a castle built. The Black Death arrived in 1348 and the wall was largely rebuilt between 1378 and 1402. Huguenot refugees settled from about 1548. Canterbury has 904 listed buildings including Grade I sites such as the Archbishop's Palace and Greyfriars Monastery.
Sport and leisure
Kingsmead Pools and Fitness, the University of Kent Sports Centre and The King's School Sports Centre are among the sports centres in Canterbury. Kent County Cricket Club, Canterbury Gymnastics Club, Aire Trampoline Club, Brakepoint Padel Club, Canterbury Bowling Club and Canterbury Golf Club cover cricket, gymnastics, trampolining, padel, bowls and golf. Chimera Climbing offers climbing. A number of pitches and courts are mapped for soccer, tennis, rugby union and netball. Open space includes Dane John Gardens, Westgate Gardens, Victoria Memorial Recreation Ground, Nackington Park and Dukes Meadow, with children's playgrounds also mapped across the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Canterbury?
- The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £290,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £528,500 for detached houses, £320,000 for semi-detached houses, £285,000 for terraced houses and £200,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Canterbury over the last year?
- There were 499 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. These included 76 detached houses, 139 semi-detached houses, 165 terraced houses and 119 flats.
- How far are the railway stations from Canterbury centre?
- Canterbury East is about 0.4 miles from the centre and Canterbury West is about 0.5 miles. Sturry is about 2.4 miles away and Bekesbourne about 2.7 miles.
- What schools are there near the centre of Canterbury?
- There are 10 primary schools within about 2.1 miles of the centre, the nearest being St Peter's Methodist Primary School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary school is Barton Court Grammar School at about 0.5 miles and Canterbury Christ Church University is about 0.4 miles from the centre.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Canterbury?
- There are 20 estate agent sales branches with an office in Canterbury.
Areas near Canterbury
- Rough Common
- Tyler Hill
- Upper Harbledown
- Broad Oak (Canterbury)
- Sturry
- Blean
- Lower Hardres and Street End
- Bridge
Canterbury is in Canterbury council area.
Estate agents near Canterbury
- Bairstow Eves Estate Agents CanterburyCanterbury CT1 2TG0.1 miles
- Wards of CanterburyCanterbury CT1 2TG0.1 miles
- Your MoveCanterbury CT1 2QD0.1 miles
- Finn'sCanterbury CT1 2QD0.1 miles
- Strutt & ParkerCanterbury CT1 2SL0.1 miles
- MannCanterbury CT1 2QD0.2 miles
- Fine & Country Canterbury Estate AgentsCanterbury CT1 2UA0.2 miles
- Gordon Miller Property ConsultantsCanterbury CT1 2UD0.2 miles
- Connells Estate AgentsCanterbury CT1 2UD0.2 miles
- haart CanterburyCanterbury CT1 1XU0.2 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Canterbury.