Housing in CT2 7RN
What the homes in CT2 7RN 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
- 1,573 (2024)
CT2 7RNCanterbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.6%). Flats make up 23.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
24.5% of households in the CT2 7RN area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.8% own outright and 8.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented24.3%20.5%
- Social rented50.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 30.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (24.9%). 20.9% 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 CT2 7RN (Canterbury St Stephen's) (about 1,573 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.