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CT6 5DB · Canterbury · Kent

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for CT6 5DB.

Fri · 11 Sep
19°high
Fair17° low
Sat23°15° lowPartly cloudy12 Sep
Sun22°18° lowShowers13 Sep
Mon23°17° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tue20°18° lowPartly cloudy15 Sep
Today19°14° lowPartly cloudy16 Sep
Tomorrow21°15° lowShowers17 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+3.3%Canterbury · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning116 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationHerne Bay0.6 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,416Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Herne Bay

CT6 5DB is in the Canterbury local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Herne Bay, about 0.6 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

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HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£330,000CT6 postcode district

11 Sep 2025 – 17 Jul 2026

436 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£338,030Canterbury

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+3.3%Canterbury

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £330,000 Use area average: £338,030
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂2 Dering Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5RBT1 olive tree reduced by approximately 50% reducing the overall height from 4m to 2.5m in rear garden.Awaiting decision›⌂10 Wye Green Herne Bay Kent CT6 5UFInstallation of cladding to first floor on all elevations together with Porch to front elevation.Awaiting decision›⌂Scruffy Ducks 10 William Street Herne Bay KentDetails submitted pursuant to conditions 14 (landscaping), 15 (external lighting) and 22 (biodiversity) of planning permission CA//18/00576/FULAwaiting decision›⌂25A Cavendish Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5BEProposed single-storey rear extension.Awaiting decision›
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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Herne Bay.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby

We’re still building the local directory for this area.

Local-life coverage is still growing here.Restaurants, cafés, shops, attractions and other useful places will appear as the open-data directory expands.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Herne Bay Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–110.1 mi
  2. Herne Bay Infant SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–70.1 mi
  3. Herne Bay High SchoolSecondary · Ages 11–180.9 mi
  4. Hampton Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–111.2 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,416 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding CT6 5DB—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 16.7%16–64 · 60.2%65+ · 23.0%
What area does this cover?

Canterbury 001D (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime221

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 76Anti-social behaviour · 70Shoplifting · 24
Employment4.0%

Unemployment estimate for Canterbury · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Herne Bay and Sandwich.

Local councilCanterburyLocal authority for CT6 5DB
Latest general election · 2024Conservative35.3% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Conservative35.3% of votes62.7% turnout
2019Conservative64.4% of votes67.0% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA27.1 miles
Clean air & driving chargesChecking local driving rules…This information is updating
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

London Southend Airport

About 23.4 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Places of worship

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Nearest prison
HMP Swaleside12.1 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Reculver1.6 mi
  2. Blean Woods1.9 mi
  3. Stodmarsh4.3 mi
Walks & trails
  1. North Downs Way6.4 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around CT6 5DB.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around CT6 5DB
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
Broadband10,000.0 Mbps medianBased on 21 premises in the postcode resultCheck on Ofcom ↗
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 11 Sep 2026, 21:44
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 17 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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