Housing in CT1 2WT
What the homes in CT1 2WT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Canterbury Central & Westgate
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,063 (2024)
CT1 2WTCanterbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.8%). Flats make up 45.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43% of households in the CT1 2WT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 30.2% own outright and 12.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned43%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented52.3%20.5%
- Social rented4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 49.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.9%). 12.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Canterbury
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Canterbury (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT1 2WT (Canterbury Central & Westgate) (about 1,063 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.