Hollow Lane, Canterbury, CT1 3SB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CT1 3SB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	56.8%	51.1%	-5.7%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	43.2%	48.9%	5.7%	49.0%	-0.1%

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 3SB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.8% 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	43%	42.8%	-0.2%	37.9%	4.9%
Married: Opposite sex	32.6%	40.8%	8.2%	44.2%	-3.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	2.9%	0.9%	-2.0%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	5%	5.5%	0.5%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	16.5%	8.9%	-7.6%	6.1%	2.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.7%	48.7%	-1.0%	48.4%	0.3%
Good health	29.5%	31.6%	2.1%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	15.5%	15.9%	0.4%	12.7%	3.2%
Bad health	4.7%	3.3%	-1.4%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	21.9%	15.9%	-6.0%	18.2%	-2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10%	7.5%	-2.5%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	11.6%	-2.4%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	3.8%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.9%	14.5%	-3.4%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	29.4%	41%	11.6%	33.8%	7.2%
Other	5%	5.8%	0.8%	2.8%	3.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	2.8%	1.6%	-1.2%	2.5%	-0.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.8%	0.4%
White	93.8%	89.5%	-4.3%	81.4%	8.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.2% 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	87.9%	81.2%	-6.7%	83.2%	-2.0%
European Union	3.4%	8.6%	5.2%	6.1%	2.5%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	3.7%	3.3%	-0.4%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	1.6%	3%	1.4%	5.6%	-2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	2.1%	-0.4%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.6%	81.7%	-5.9%	83.2%	-1.5%
10+ Years	0.6%	11.7%	11.1%	9.8%	1.9%
5-10 Years	5%	2.1%	-2.9%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	3.1%	2.6%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	3.7%	1.9%	-1.8%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.3%	76.7%	-3.4%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	15.3%	13.5%	1.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.5%	37.2%	8.3%
Christian	41.8%	46.2%	-4.4%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Muslim	4.2%	6.5%	-2.3%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Hollow Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hollow Lane was 58.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.0% lower than the Wincheap average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hollow Lane has the 31st lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 27.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CT1 3SB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above 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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Hollow Lane are based on 112 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 Hollow Lane, Canterbury, CT1 3SB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CT1 3SB

Average Price
£326,002

Semi-Detached
£362,689

Terraced
£273,048

Detached
£444,022

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hollow Lane

Average Price
£371,076

Semi-Detached
£328,069

Terraced
£282,860

Detached
£661,773

Flats/Maisonettes
£187,468

Other
£482,876

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hollow LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
37 Hollow Lane, Canterbury, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£380,000	2024-09-05	£380,398
25 Hollow Lane, Canterbury, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£211,000	2024-02-27	£222,179
7 Hollow Lane, Canterbury, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£208,000	2021-11-12	£218,057
15 Hollow Lane, Canterbury, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£206,000	2021-09-17	£215,015
17 Hollow Lane, Canterbury, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£229,995	2021-02-12	£251,598

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CT1 3SB

Employment

CT1 3SB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	109
Retired	86
Part-Time Employee	42
Self-Employed	34
Looking after home or family	20
Other	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Student (economically inactive)	10
Unemployed	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Education	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Construction	5
Information and communication	5
Manufacturing	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wincheap Foundation Primary School Hollow Lane , CT1 3SD	3out of 4	174 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Canterbury Primary School City View , Franklyn Road CT2 8PT	3out of 4	1,022 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Canterbury Primary School City View , Franklyn Road CT2 8PT	- not rated	1,022 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beauherne County Infant School City View , CT2 8PT	- not rated	1,022 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beauherne County Junior School City View , CT2 8PT	- not rated	1,022 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Canterbury Academy Knight Avenue , CT2 8QA	2out of 4	1,027 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Canterbury High School Knight Avenue , CT2 8QA	- not rated	1,027 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Langton Lane , Nackington Road CT4 7AS	- not rated	1,749 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Barton Court Grammar School Longport , CT1 1PH	3out of 4	1,928 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barton Court Grammar School Longport , CT1 1PH	- not rated	1,928 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Canterbury College New Dover Road , CT1 3AJ	- not rated	1,791 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Orchard School Cambridge Road , CT1 3QQ	3out of 4	786 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas' School Holm Oak Close , Nunnery Fields CT1 3JJ	3out of 4	926 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The East Kent Hospital School Service City View , CT2 8PT	- not rated	1,046 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haven Nook 73-75 , Castle Street CT1 2QD	- not rated	1,112 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hawthorn Chalkhill Farm, New House Lane , CT4 7BF	- not rated	1,731 yd	Other independent 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
Pizza GoGo	192 Wincheap, Canterbury	182 yd
Cafe Solo	302 Wincheap, Canterbury	241 yd
Chimera Climbing Centre Canterbury	Unit 1, 22 Maynard Road	369 yd
Big Boys Pizza	79 Wincheap, Canterbury	374 yd
CGC Leisure	Unit 4, Cotton Road	479 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Maidens Head	28 Wincheap, Canterbury	613 yd
East Station Snooker Club	Station Road East, Canterbury	765 yd
Club Chemistry	15 Station Road East, Canterbury	829 yd
White Hart Inn	Castle Row, Canterbury	885 yd
Limes Lounge	13 Rosemary Lane, Canterbury	914 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marinos Fish Bar	159 Wincheap, Canterbury	136 yd
Happy Xpress Chinese	141 Wincheap, Canterbury	180 yd
LebanEats	19A Wincheap, Canterbury	576 yd
Mange Tout	19A Wincheap, Canterbury	576 yd
Fryer Tucks	64 Zealand Road, Canterbury	653 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Iceland	15 Maynard Road, Canterbury		352 yd
Morrisons	Ten Perch Road, Canterbury		366 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Thanington Recreation Ground Thanington Road	grass pitches	713 yd
The Orchard School Cambridge Road	grass pitches	829 yd
Canterbury Academy Campus Knight Avenue	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	946 yd
The Canterbury Primary School CITY VIEW	grass pitches	948 yd
Appeti Tennis Centre Knight Avenue	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	1,033 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	6.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	6.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	6.9%

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	3.4%

Download Speed

Median download speed	66.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	101.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CT1 3SB