United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Canterbury
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~167k · 47 state-funded schools
Affordable rent, but at the cost of lower earnings and higher crime. Canterbury’s median monthly rent takes 39.6% of gross median pay, a significant chunk, and weekly earnings are £735, below the South East median. While house prices are below the regional average at £345,000, they still stand at 9 times annual pay. Recorded crime is also higher than the regional average at 80.2 per 1,000. This location may suit those prioritising lower housing costs over career progression and who are willing to accept higher crime rates, as school quality matches the regional median.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Canterbury ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,220/yr
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
House price
£345,000
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,260/mo
Expensive
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,419/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
80.2/1k
High
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.8
Mid
Better than 58% of UK LAs
Schools
97.8%
Very strong
Better than 86% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
47 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
45 of 46 (97.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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47 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 47 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.