Godfrey Gardens, Chartham, Canterbury, CT4 7TT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CT4 7TT has a slightly higher male population, with 51.7% 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	47.2%	48.3%	1.1%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	52.8%	51.7%	-1.1%	49.0%	2.7%

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 CT4 7TT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.4% 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	42.7%	43.4%	0.7%	37.9%	5.5%
Married: Opposite sex	40.8%	38.2%	-2.6%	44.2%	-6.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	4.6%	3.3%	-1.3%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	8%	12.1%	4.1%	9.1%	3.0%
Widowed	3.8%	2.2%	-1.6%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	58.4%	56.8%	-1.6%	48.4%	8.4%
Good health	34.1%	35.8%	1.7%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	6.3%	7.4%	1.1%	12.7%	-5.3%
Bad health	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	4.0%	-4.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around CT4 7TT this area, 7.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.1%	7.4%	1.3%	18.2%	-10.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8%	4.8%	-3.2%	9.6%	-4.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.2%	15.1%	-2.1%	13.4%	1.7%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3.3%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.9%	18.1%	3.2%	16.9%	1.2%
Degree or Similar	48.5%	49.8%	1.3%	33.8%	16.0%
Other	4.6%	1.5%	-3.1%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.9% 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%	1.1%	0.8%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	4.4%	0.3%	-4.1%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	0.3%	2%	1.7%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	2.5%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
White	88.1%	88.9%	0.8%	81.4%	7.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 84.9% 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	84.4%	84.9%	0.5%	83.2%	1.7%
European Union	5%	7.4%	2.4%	6.1%	1.3%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1.3%	4%	2.7%	2.7%	1.3%
Middle East and Asia	4.1%	2.3%	-1.8%	5.6%	-3.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	0.9%	-2.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.4%	84.4%	0.0%	83.2%	1.2%
10+ Years	3.4%	8.8%	5.4%	9.8%	-1.0%
5-10 Years	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	2.9%	-1.2%
2-5 Years	4.7%	3.1%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	6.9%	2%	-4.9%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.5%	76.7%	4.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	8.8%	13.5%	-4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.3%	37.2%	13.1%
Christian	42%	46.2%	-4.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	0.3%	6.5%	-6.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Godfrey Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Godfrey Gardens was 21.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 83.3% lower than the Wincheap average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Godfrey Gardens has the 12th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap and the 86th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.6%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,900

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CT4 7TT, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 1/10 (very 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) - 5/10 (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 Godfrey Gardens are based on 135 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 Godfrey Gardens, Chartham, Canterbury, CT4 7TT

Estimated Average Property Prices for CT4 7TT

Average Price
£333,827

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£348,807

Detached
£1,306,969

Flats/Maisonettes
£202,216

Other
£200,638

Estimated Average Property Prices for Godfrey Gardens

Average Price
£300,398

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£377,106

Detached
£1,275,915

Flats/Maisonettes
£216,456

Other
£131,697

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Godfrey GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
24 Godfrey Gardens, Canterbury, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£304,500	2024-11-22	£303,230
10 Godfrey Gardens, Canterbury, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£313,000	2024-08-30	£310,722
1 Godfrey Gardens, Canterbury, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£345,000	2023-12-07	£355,421
Flat 10 The Water Tower Godfrey Gardens, Canterbury, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£194,000	2022-10-11	£183,800
11 Godfrey Gardens, Canterbury, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£342,000	2022-09-29	£326,937

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CT4 7TT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	144
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	29
Retired	22
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Looking after home or family	11
Student (economically inactive)	8
Other	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Education	36
Human health and social work activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Construction	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	9
Manufacturing	9
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Real estate activities	6
Information and communication	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chartham Primary School Shalmsford Street , Chartham CT4 7QN	- not rated	1,508 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Petham Primary School Petham , CT4 5RD	3out of 4	3,582 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Wincheap Foundation Primary School Hollow Lane , CT1 3SD	3out of 4	4,165 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Canterbury Primary School City View , Franklyn Road CT2 8PT	3out of 4	4,364 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School School Hill , Chilham CT4 8DE	3out of 4	5,039 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Langton Lane , Nackington Road CT4 7AS	4out of 4	4,579 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
The Canterbury Academy Knight Avenue , CT2 8QA	3out of 4	4,604 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New School Canterbury New School Canterbury , Garlinge Green Road CT4 5RU	- not rated	859 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hope View School Station Approach , Chilham CT4 8EG	- not rated	4,042 yd	Other independent special school	No	Boys	More About School
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School Harbledown , Canterbury CT2 9AQ	- not rated	4,384 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard School Cambridge Road , CT1 3QQ	3out of 4	4,650 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas' School Holm Oak Close , Nunnery Fields CT1 3JJ	3out of 4	4,793 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Local	Cockering Road, Chartham		740 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chartham Sports Club The Pavilion The Pavilion Beech Avenue	grass pitches	214 yd
St Augustines Football And Recreation Ground Chestnut Close	grass pitches	412 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	65.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	65.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	65.8%

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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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