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Blackfriars Street, Canterbury

MyStreetCheck free street report: Blackfriars Street, Canterbury · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/canterbury/blackfriars-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CT1 2AP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£439,409
17 sales
Price range
£285k – £645k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Jul 2025
CT1 2AP

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At a glance

House prices£439k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkCanterbury West station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

17 property sales on Blackfriars Street, Canterbury have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Jul 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £443,434. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% terraced, 6% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Blackfriars Street range from £285,250 to £645,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Blackfriars Street compared

CT1 postcode area£331,456
Canterbury£370,545
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Blackfriars Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CT1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £615,000 (1 sales)2016£615k2017: £425,000 (1 sales)2017£425k2018: £441,667 (3 sales)2018£442k2019: £375,000 (1 sales)2019£375k2021: £560,000 (1 sales)2021£560k2022: £457,040 (5 sales)2022£457k2023: £369,500 (1 sales)2023£370k2024: £340,000 (1 sales)2024£340k2025: £391,750 (3 sales)2025£392k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£443,43429 Jul 2025
Semi-detached1£375,00014 Aug 2019

Sold prices on Blackfriars Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 29 Jul 2025£285,250 TerracedFreehold
16, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 16 Jun 2025£370,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 17 Jan 2025£520,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 7 May 2024£340,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 13 Oct 2023£369,500 TerracedFreehold
16, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 12 Aug 2022£355,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 23 May 2022£560,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 19 May 2022£435,200 TerracedFreehold
20, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 28 Apr 2022£610,000 TerracedFreehold
Lavender Cottage, 17, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 3 Feb 2022£325,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 13 Aug 2021£560,000 TerracedFreehold
Dragonfly Cottage, 1, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 31 Mar 2021£485,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 25 Nov 2020£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Damselfly Cottage, 2, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 24 Apr 2020£425,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 2 Mar 2020£793,000 OtherFreehold
30, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 14 Aug 2019£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 19 Dec 2018£420,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 12 Oct 2018£445,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 28 Aug 2018£340,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 27 Jun 2018£645,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 26 Jan 2018£340,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 18 Aug 2017£250,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 17 Mar 2017£425,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Blackfriars Street CT1 2AP 24 Jun 2016£615,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
16, Blackfriars Street £340,000 (Aug 2018) → £355,000 (Aug 2022) → £370,000 (Jun 2025) +9%
over 7 yrs
31, Blackfriars Street £340,000 (Jan 2018) → £340,000 (May 2024) +0%
over 6 yrs
19, Blackfriars Street £615,000 (Jun 2016) → £645,000 (Jun 2018) +5%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Blackfriars Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The King's School Canterbury 985 pupils Other independent school Church of England 13–19 Report 0.2 mi
St Peter's Methodist Primary School 208 pupils Primary Methodist 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Johns Church of England Primary School 427 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Haven Nook 19 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury 210 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Barton Court Grammar School 995 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Stephen's Infant School 263 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.7 mi
The Orchard School 119 pupils Foundation special school 7–16 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Canterbury West station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Canterbury East station 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
  • Sturry station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Causeway (adj, St Stephen's Road) 4 min walk
  • Westgate Towers (opp, North Lane) 4 min walk
  • The Causeway (opp, St Stephen's Road) 4 min walk
  • Westgate Towers (after, St Dunstan's Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Northgate Medical Practice
    1 Northgate, Canterbury · 0.4 mi
  • Canterbury Health Centre
    26 Old Dover Road, Canterbury · 0.5 mi
  • New Dover Road Surgery
    10 New Dover Road, Canterbury · 0.6 mi
  • University Medical Centre
    Medical Centre, Giles Lane, Canterbury · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Canterbury High Street Local · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Canterbury St Dunstans Street Local · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Canterbury · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Canterbury · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Prx Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Ss Hygiene And Aesthetics · 0.1 mi
  • Burgate Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Chopra Dental Ltd · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned43.7%62.5%
Private rented52.3%20.3%
Social rented4.0%17.1%
Households547

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.6%64.1%
Aged 65+18.4%18.6%
Residents1,293

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks87%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks90%92%

Share of homes across Canterbury with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Blackfriars Street

Ethnic group

HereCanterbury
White83.6%89.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%4.1%
Other ethnic group4.2%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%2.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%2.5%

Religion

HereCanterbury
No religion43.4%42%
Christian40.6%46.6%
Not answered8.6%7%
Muslim3.3%1.8%
Other religion1.1%0.7%
Jewish1%0.2%
Hindu0.8%0.8%
Buddhist0.6%0.6%

Country of birth

HereCanterbury
Born in the UK72.2%87.1%
Born outside the UK27.8%12.9%

Highest qualification

HereCanterbury
Level 4 qualifications and above46.6%33.1%
Level 2 qualifications17.2%12.5%
Level 3 qualifications16.5%21.7%
No qualifications10.6%16.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%8.9%
Other qualifications2.3%2.7%
Apprenticeship1.5%4.9%

General health

HereCanterbury
Very good health51.8%47%
Good health34.3%34.7%
Fair health10.5%13.2%
Bad health3.1%4%
Very bad health0.3%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCanterbury
No cars or vans in household50.7%20.8%
1 car or van in household37.9%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household8.4%26.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%10%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Canterbury.

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