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Housing in CT2 7BE

What the homes in CT2 7BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Canterbury St Stephen's
Council
Canterbury
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,855 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.1%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CT2 7BEEngland
Detached20.5%22.9%
Semi-detached30.8%31.5%
Terraced34.1%23%
Purpose-built flat13.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.3% of households in the CT2 7BE area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.9% own outright and 15.5% with a mortgage.

CT2 7BE
39%
39%
20%
England
  • Owned39.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented38.9%20.5%
  • Social rented20.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CT2 7BEEngland
Owned outright23.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council8.7%8.3%
From a housing association11.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 21.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CT2 7BEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (32.8%). 19% of households include dependent children.

CT2 7BEEngland
Living alone, under 6613.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households32.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

CanterburyEngland
All homes£1,280£1,459
One bedroom£876£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,132£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,368£1,489
Four or more£1,903£2,161
Detached£1,666£1,640
Semi-detached£1,469£1,449
Terraced£1,337£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,025£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT2 7BE (Canterbury St Stephen's) (about 1,855 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.

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