Housing in CT5 4LY
What the homes in CT5 4LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitstable West
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
CT5 4LYWhitstable
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (30.3%). Flats make up 17.1%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
74.1% of households in the CT5 4LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 41.4% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented23.2%20.5%
- Social rented2.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (17.8%). 23.4% 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 CT5 4LY (Whitstable West) (about 1,486 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.