Broad Oak area report

Highlights

Broad Oak is a Kent neighbourhood with a population of 1,536. The median house price is £320,000, with 18 sales in the past 12 months and prices down 2.6% over five years. Detached homes sell for a median of £453,500, while semi-detached properties average £300,000. The area has relatively good energy efficiency, with 73.6% of properties rated band C or better on EPC assessments. Deprivation indicators are broadly mid-range, with about 45% of neighbourhoods in England being more deprived. Air quality is low for nitrogen dioxide and moderate for particulate matter. Flood risk is minimal, affecting only 1.5% of the area. Sturry Church of England Primary School is 0.9 km away and Junior King's School is 1.4 km distant. Broadband coverage is solid, with 72.6% superfast and 37.5% gigabit-capable connections. The area falls within Canterbury City Council and includes 13 listed buildings across three conservation areas.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Broad Oak, Kent — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with Broad Oak’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Kent, Broad Oak ranks 6th cheapest of 13, 12th safest and 7th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £320,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Broad Oak have fallen 3% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 1,531 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) Across this district

About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Broad Oak (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 5 of 10, national basis). Little changed since 2019 (decile 5).

Schools

• 95% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• ≈104 min fastest train to London (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026) This district
• 38% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Broad Oak that changed hands in the last five years, 15.4% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 1.7 points below South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 21.94% over 8.57 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 5.1% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/broad oak.

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Nearby areas we cover: Sturry, Sturry, Fordwich.