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Housing in CT2 9BB

What the homes in CT2 9BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University
Council
Canterbury
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,289 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.9%). Flats make up 7.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CT2 9BBEngland
Detached35.6%22.9%
Semi-detached37.9%31.5%
Terraced17.2%23%
Purpose-built flat7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.4% of households in the CT2 9BB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 47% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

CT2 9BB
82%
14%
England
  • Owned82.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented14.1%20.5%
  • Social rented3.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CT2 9BBEngland
Owned outright47%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association2.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CT2 9BBEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.7%). 20% of households include dependent children.

CT2 9BBEngland
Living alone, under 6610.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.4%12.8%
Couple, no children22.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.9%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 9BB (Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University) (about 1,289 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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