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Housing in CT5 4JS

What the homes in CT5 4JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whitstable Central & Tankerton
Council
Canterbury
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,655 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.6%). Flats make up 27.4%, above the 22.2% across England.

CT5 4JSEngland
Detached8.9%22.9%
Semi-detached44.6%31.5%
Terraced18.9%23%
Purpose-built flat26.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36% of households in the CT5 4JS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 19.5% own outright and 16.5% with a mortgage.

CT5 4JS
36%
12%
50%
England
  • Owned36%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented12%20.5%
  • Social rented50.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CT5 4JSEngland
Owned outright19.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council40.1%8.3%
From a housing association10%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CT5 4JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.6%). 28% of households include dependent children.

CT5 4JSEngland
Living alone, under 6615%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.6%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%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 CT5 4JS (Whitstable Central & Tankerton) (about 1,655 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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