— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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4,318 people · median £425,000 · Canterbury
Canterbury Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 26/39 seats · 67% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£425,000 median 19th cheapest of 22 neighbourhoods
among 22 neighbourhoods in Canterbury
A typical home here sells for £425,000, up 16.4% over five years. That's about 9.4× local earnings — around the 10.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 79 sales
Median sold price£425,000
5-year change+16.4%
Price per square metre£3,769 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.4× · five-year average 10.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership71%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,398
Canterbury City Council£254
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,599
Band B£1,865
Band C£2,132
Band D (baseline)£2,398
Band E£2,931
Band F£3,464
Band G£3,997
Band H£4,796
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£3,769 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts AcreRight covers is £3,782.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Lower Island 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Wall | £315,500 | 254 | +5.2% |
| Canterbury Road | £150,000 | 223 | +41.1% |
| Nelson Road | £205,000 | 212 | -0.9% |
| Essex Street | £156,000 | 128 | — |
| Shearwater Avenue | £190,000 | 111 | +32.6% |
| Glebe Way | £144,600 | 100 | +8% |
| Joy Lane | £377,500 | 95 | — |
| Kent Street | £171,000 | 83 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Canterbury how Lower Island compares · from Canterbury
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Barton Estate +32.4%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Estate | £465,000 | +32.4% | 86 |
| Martyrs Field | £283,750 | +25% | 114 |
| Oxenden | £310,000 | +20.6% | 122 |
| Kingsdown Park | £457,000 | +20.4% | 83 |
| Lower Island | £425,000 | +16.4% | 131 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Lower Island — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 The Salt Yard, 110 Cornwallis Circle | Flat | — | — | £320,000 | May 2026 |
| 1 Cages Close | Flat | 2 | C | £230,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 11, Norfolk Street | Terraced | 2 | D | £335,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 25, Meadow Walk | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £410,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 4 The Salt Yard, 110 Cornwallis Circle | Detached | — | — | £300,000 | Mar 2026 |
| Writers Dilemma, 5 Salts Close | Semi-detached | — | — | £500,395 | Mar 2026 |
| 52 Canterbury Road | Terraced | 4+ | F | £365,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 25, Canterbury Road | Flat | 2 | D | £251,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 21, Glebe Way | Flat | 2 | C | £212,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 2b, Forge Lane | Terraced | 2 | C | £300,000 | Feb 2026 |
131 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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