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Dickens Avenue, Canterbury

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dickens Avenue, Canterbury · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/canterbury/dickens-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CT1 1EH, CT1 1EQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£231,132
19 sales
Price range
£140k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Sep 2025
CT1 1EH

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At a glance

House prices£231k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station25 min walkCanterbury West station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

19 property sales on Dickens Avenue, Canterbury have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 22 Sep 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £229,906. Average sale prices rose from £197,500 in 2016 to £262,500 in 2025 (+33%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 84% semi-detached, 11% flat, 5% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Dickens Avenue range from £140,000 to £325,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dickens Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dickens Avenue 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: £197,500 (2 sales)2016£198k2017: £185,167 (3 sales)2017£185k2018: £232,500 (2 sales)2018£233k2019: £228,333 (3 sales)2019£228k2020: £187,500 (2 sales)2020£188k2021: £270,000 (1 sales)2021£270k2022: £245,000 (1 sales)2022£245k2023: £301,000 (1 sales)2023£301k2024: £287,500 (2 sales)2024£288k2025: £262,500 (2 sales)2025£263k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£229,90625 Feb 2025
Flat2£234,00022 Sep 2025
Terraced1£245,00023 Feb 2018

Sold prices on Dickens Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
44, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 22 Sep 2025£270,000 FlatFreehold
55, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 25 Feb 2025£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EQ 4 Apr 2024£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EQ 28 Mar 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 17 Nov 2023£301,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 25 Feb 2022£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 19 Nov 2021£572,544 DetachedFreehold
9, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EQ 5 Mar 2021£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 18 Aug 2020£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EQ 24 Feb 2020£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 2 Aug 2019£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EQ 31 Jul 2019£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 18 Jul 2019£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 24 Jul 2018£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 23 Feb 2018£245,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 22 Nov 2017£198,000 FlatFreehold
8, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EQ 22 Nov 2017£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EQ 13 Jan 2017£217,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 30 Sep 2016£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Dickens Avenue CT1 1EH 6 Apr 2016£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
44, Dickens Avenue £198,000 (Nov 2017) → £270,000 (Sep 2025) +36%
over 8 yrs
55, Dickens Avenue £220,000 (Jul 2018) → £255,000 (Feb 2025) +16%
over 7 yrs
16, Dickens Avenue £205,000 (Aug 2019) → £301,000 (Nov 2023) +47%
over 4 yrs
9, Dickens Avenue £217,500 (Jan 2017) → £270,000 (Mar 2021) +24%
over 4 yrs
8, Dickens Avenue £140,000 (Nov 2017) → £235,000 (Feb 2020) +68%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Dickens Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School 161 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury 210 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Johns Church of England Primary School 427 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Barton Court Grammar School 995 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.9 mi
The King's School Canterbury 985 pupils Other independent school Church of England 13–19 Report 0.9 mi
Barton Manor School 596 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 1.0 mi
St Stephen's Junior School 400 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.1 mi
Pilgrims' Way Primary School 404 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.1 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 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
  • Sturry station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
  • Canterbury East station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Reed Avenue (adj, Sturry Road) 5 min walk
  • South Street (adj, Sturry Road) 5 min walk
  • Asda (adj, Sturry Road) 6 min walk
  • Reed Avenue (opp, Sturry Road) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Northgate Medical Practice
    1 Northgate, Canterbury · 0.8 mi
  • New Dover Road Surgery
    10 New Dover Road, Canterbury · 1.1 mi
  • Canterbury Health Centre
    26 Old Dover Road, Canterbury · 1.3 mi
  • Sturry Surgery
    53 Island Road, Sturry, Canterbury · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Sturry Road · 0.2 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Canterbury · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Canterbury Superstore · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Stour RP Canterbury · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Eckersley Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Porter Chemist · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Chopra Dental Ltd · 0.9 mi
  • Burgate Dental Practice · 1.1 mi
  • St Stephens Dental Practice · 1.1 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned28.6%62.5%
Private rented39.2%20.3%
Social rented31.7%17.1%
Households839

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6481.0%64.1%
Aged 65+6.7%18.6%
Residents2,870

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 Dickens Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCanterbury
White68.4%89.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.7%2.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.2%4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%2.7%
Other ethnic group3.7%1.5%

Religion

HereCanterbury
No religion39.5%42%
Christian37.3%46.6%
Not answered13.4%7%
Muslim5.4%1.8%
Buddhist1.4%0.6%
Hindu1.4%0.8%
Other religion0.8%0.7%
Sikh0.5%–

Country of birth

HereCanterbury
Born in the UK73.4%87.1%
Born outside the UK26.6%12.9%

Highest qualification

HereCanterbury
Level 3 qualifications37.5%21.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above26.8%33.1%
No qualifications14.7%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications9.4%12.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%8.9%
Other qualifications2.8%2.7%
Apprenticeship2.4%4.9%

General health

HereCanterbury
Very good health47.2%47%
Good health35.2%34.7%
Fair health12.4%13.2%
Bad health4.3%4%
Very bad health0.9%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCanterbury
1 car or van in household42.5%42.7%
No cars or vans in household40.4%20.8%
2 cars or vans in household13.2%26.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%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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