Affluence in CT2 7PB
How CT2 7PB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,984 (2024)
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How well off CT2 7PB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CT2 7PB area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Living environment7.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Crime9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Income10.0
- Employment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
9% of adults in the CT2 7PB area are in work, less than half the England average of 55.7%. 4.8% are retired and 84% are full-time students.
Social grade
8% of adults in the CT2 7PB area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
18.8% of adults in the CT2 7PB area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT2 7PB (Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University) (about 4,984 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.