Postcode sector · Whitstable

CT5 9 area guide

Who lives in CT5 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Canterbury
Region: South East
Population: 1,168 (2024)

CT5 9Postcode sector · Whitstable

At a glance

What CT5 9 is like

The CT5 9 postcode sector in Canterbury covers 8 live postcodes and is home to about 1,168 people in 549 households. 74% of households own their home, 21.7% rent privately and 4.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 64.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How CT5 9 compares

Headline figures for CT5 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 37.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 24 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in CT5 9. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£56,165

Average annual income before tax, higher than 58% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CT5 9 differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
74% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

CT5 9 FAQs

Is CT5 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 37.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is CT5 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around CT5 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in CT5 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.8% of residents. 74% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (59.4%).

Which council covers CT5 9?

The local authority for CT5 9 is Canterbury.

CT5 9 comes under Canterbury in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CT5 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 24 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Whitstable Rail Station, 0.1 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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