Sold £3,975/m² · Median sold £358,483 (1,483 sales) · Index +2.8% y/y · Turnover 1.9% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Canterbury?
Buildings
63,871
Mixed-use buildings
1.9%
HMO-shaped units
8.8%
EPC A or B
15%
EPC D or worse
50%
What does Canterbury cost?
Canterbury: sold price per m² £3,975/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,483 sales). -0.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£3,975/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,483 sales
-0.3% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,483 sales.
Sold price
£358,483 12 months to Jun 2026
1,483 sales
-5.3% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,483 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£338,354 12 months to Sep 2026
6,868 listings
-4.6% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,868 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,298/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,119/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £306,872 in Sep 2016 to £395,501 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £365,000 in Jan 2022 to £350,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £3,880/m² in Aug 2025 to £3,945/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 93% in Jan 2022 to 98% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 102.8 in Jan 2022 to 95.7 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,182 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
4,876 lets
+4.5% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,876 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,101/month in Aug 2025 to £1,198/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 2.8% in Jan 2022 to 4.0% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 78.6 in Jan 2022 to 109.9 in Sep 2026.
How does Canterbury vary by home size?
Asking price in Canterbury runs from £156,049 for 1 bedroom to £652,305 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Canterbury. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£156,049
12 months to Sep 2026
-4.1% on the previous 12 months
497
2 bedrooms
£263,463
12 months to Sep 2026
-4.4% on the previous 12 months
1988
3 bedrooms
£345,623
12 months to Sep 2026
-5.8% on the previous 12 months
2371
4 bedrooms
£482,805
12 months to Sep 2026
-4.7% on the previous 12 months
1373
5+ bedrooms
£652,305
12 months to Sep 2026
-5.1% on the previous 12 months
566
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Canterbury?
Canterbury: turnover 1.9% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,489 sales). -27.6% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.9% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,489 sales
-27.6% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,489 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
3,828 12 months to Sep 2026
3,828 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,828 listings.
New listings
4,058 12 months to Sep 2026
4,058 listings
+9% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,058 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 217 in Aug 2025 to 406 in Sep 2026.New listings: 247 in Jan 2022 to 413 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 86 in Jan 2022 to 191 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,933 in Sep 2026 to 5,277 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 142 days in Jan 2022 to 216 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Canterbury?
81 agents listed homes for sale in Canterbury; the three largest took 21% of the listings.
Agents active
81
Top three agents’ share
21%
New homes among listings
7.6%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Canterbury?
Corporate landlords hold 75% of the 2,910 units in Canterbury whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords75% of classified · 2,188 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)19% of classified · 552 units
Housing associations4.3% of classified · 124 units
RMC1.6% of classified · 46 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Canterbury rank?
Canterbury ranks 7th of 12 local authorities in Kent for sold price per m², at £3,975/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Kent
Canterbury ranks 7th of 12 local authorities in Kent for sold price per m², at £3,975/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Kent, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
GraveshamNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,402/m² · Sep 2026
MaidstoneNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,739/m² · Sep 2026
SevenoaksNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,847/m² · Sep 2026
SwaleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,577/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Canterbury
What is the median house price in Canterbury?
Homes in Canterbury sold for a median £358,483 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,483 sales. Per square metre that is £3,975/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Canterbury changed?
-0.3% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Canterbury?
Homes to let in Canterbury asked a median £1,182/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,182 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Canterbury?
4.2% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,876 lets. +4.5% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Canterbury?
1.9% of the homes in Canterbury changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,489 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.