Northgate, Canterbury, CT1 1BL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CT1 1BL has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.3%	48.6%	-0.7%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	50.7%	51.4%	0.7%	49.0%	2.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CT1 1BL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.1% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	58.7%	60.1%	1.4%	37.9%	22.2%
Married: Opposite sex	15.8%	16.5%	0.7%	44.2%	-27.7%
Separated	3.6%	3.2%	-0.4%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	20.4%	16.5%	-3.9%	9.1%	7.4%
Widowed	1.5%	3.8%	2.3%	6.1%	-2.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (62.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.7%	33%	-3.7%	48.4%	-15.4%
Good health	33.6%	29.1%	-4.5%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	17.9%	23.6%	5.7%	12.7%	10.9%
Bad health	10.5%	11.5%	1.0%	4.0%	7.5%
Very bad health	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	1.2%	1.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.6%	25.2%	-2.4%	18.2%	7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.7%	8.2%	-0.5%	9.6%	-1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	10.1%	-0.6%	13.4%	-3.3%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	1.9%	-2.2%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	19.4%	24.5%	5.1%	16.9%	7.6%
Degree or Similar	21.4%	26.4%	5.0%	33.8%	-7.4%
Other	8.2%	3.8%	-4.4%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	2.2%	3.3%	1.1%	3.1%	0.2%
Other Asian	3.9%	0%	-3.9%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.3%	5.6%	4.3%	2.5%	3.1%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	87.3%	85.6%	-1.7%	81.4%	4.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Arab	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.9%	82.3%	2.4%	83.2%	-0.9%
European Union	9.2%	6.6%	-2.6%	6.1%	0.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	3.9%	5.5%	1.6%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	4.8%	3.3%	-1.5%	5.6%	-2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.2%	1.7%	-0.5%	1.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79%	81.9%	2.9%	83.2%	-1.3%
10+ Years	6.6%	8.2%	1.6%	9.8%	-1.6%
5-10 Years	5.2%	4.9%	-0.3%	2.9%	2.0%
2-5 Years	3.5%	2.7%	-0.8%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	5.7%	2.2%	-3.5%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.6%	76.7%	-11.1%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
No passport held	23.5%	13.5%	10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.6%	37.2%	8.4%
Christian	46.7%	46.2%	0.5%
Muslim	0.5%	6.5%	-6.0%
Other religion	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is Northgate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Northgate was 1094.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 397.8% higher than the Northgate average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Northgate has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate and the 5th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 445.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -31.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,800

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in CT1 1BL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Northgate are based on 46 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Canterbury.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Northgate, Canterbury, CT1 1BL

Estimated Average Property Prices for CT1 1BL

Average Price
£308,246

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£325,603

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£330,350

Other
£253,800

Estimated Average Property Prices for Northgate

Average Price
£389,026

Semi-Detached
£755,441

Terraced
£383,430

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£219,232

Other
£705,553

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on NorthgateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 King Henry Court Northgate, Canterbury, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2022-03-31	£331,388
35A Northgate, Canterbury, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£197,000	2021-08-26	£206,062
1 King Henry Court Northgate, Canterbury, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£320,000	2021-07-15	£335,456
3 King Henry Court Northgate, Canterbury, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2021-05-28	£328,248
37 Northgate, Canterbury, Kent Other, an established residential building	£240,000	2018-01-25	£250,145

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CT1 1BL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CT1 1BL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	41
Long-Term Sick or disabled	29
Retired	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Part-Time Employee	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	10
Other	8
Looking after home or family	8
Self-Employed	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	19
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	2
Manufacturing	2
Information and communication	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Construction	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Johns Church of England Primary School St John's Place , Northgate CT1 1BD	3out of 4	121 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury 99 Military Road , CT1 1NE	4out of 4	406 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Methodist Primary School St Peter's Grove , CT1 2DH	3out of 4	767 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Infant School Hales Drive , St Stephen's CT2 7AB	- not rated	953 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Junior School Hales Drive , St Stephens CT2 7AD	3out of 4	1,030 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barton Court Grammar School Longport , CT1 1PH	4out of 4	1,060 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop's School St Stephens Hill , CT2 7AP	3out of 4	1,411 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Canterbury Academy Knight Avenue , CT2 8QA	3out of 4	1,734 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Old Dover Road , CT1 3EW	3out of 4	2,555 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Girls	More About School
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Langton Lane , Nackington Road CT4 7AS	4out of 4	2,842 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The King's School Canterbury 25 The Precincts , CT1 2ES	- not rated	403 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Canterbury Christ Church University North Holmes Road , CT1 1QU	- not rated	695 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bemix Roper Road , CT2 7ER	- not rated	823 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas' School Holm Oak Close , Nunnery Fields CT1 3JJ	3out of 4	1,733 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard School Cambridge Road , CT1 3QQ	3out of 4	1,807 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
A La Turka	110-111 Northgate, Canterbury	35 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company	Sainsbury, Kingsmead Road	135 yd
Sekkoya	Unit 2, The Riverside	200 yd
Riverside Social	Unit 8, The Riverside	200 yd
Tamago	63-64 Northgate, Canterbury	201 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Penny Theatre /88th Street /Value Mighty / Sin City Burger	30-31 Northgate, Canterbury	13 yd
The Thomas Tallis	48 Northgate, Canterbury	101 yd
Millers Arms	1-3 St Radigunds Street, Canterbury	246 yd
The Parrot	1-9 Church Lane, Canterbury	291 yd
The New Inn	19 Havelock Street, Canterbury	386 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Masala Gate	34 Northgate, Canterbury	12 yd
Efes Kebab House	36 Northgate, Canterbury	21 yd
Direct Pizza Ltd	109 Northgate, Canterbury	37 yd
Spice Spree	87-88 Northgate, Canterbury	159 yd
Cinnamon	78 Northgate, Canterbury	216 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Kingsmead Road, Canterbury	135 yd
Sainsbury's	29A High Street, Canterbury	731 yd
Marks & Spencers (excluding The Ground Floor Cafe)_	4-6 St George's Street, Canterbury	802 yd
Sainsbury's	21-24 St Dunstan's Street, Canterbury	882 yd
Tesco Metro	2 Gravel Walk, Canterbury	887 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingsmead Leisure Centre KINGSMEAD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	331 yd
Kings School Recreation Centre (Blores) St. Stephens Road	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	513 yd
Fit4Less (Canterbury) (Closed) 19-23 Invicta House 19-23 Invicta House Lower Bridge Street	health and fitness suite	749 yd
Northgate Ward Community Centre Military Road		751 yd
Prince Of Wales Youth Club Military Road		757 yd
Kings School (Birley'S Playing Fields) St. Stephens Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	861 yd
St Stephens Recreation Ground (Closed) Beaconsfield Road	grass pitches	885 yd
Energie (Canterbury) UNIT 7 UNIT 7 ST. GEORGES CENTRE	health and fitness suite	904 yd
Barton Court Grammar School LONGPORT	grass pitches	937 yd
Canterbury Baptist Church St. Georges Place		966 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	67.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	59.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CT1 1BL