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Waters Edge, Canterbury

MyStreetCheck free street report: Waters Edge, Canterbury · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/canterbury/waters-edge/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CT1 1WX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£195,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£228,278
36 sales
Price range
£160k – £378k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Mar 2026
CT1 1WX

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At a glance

House prices£195k average47% below the Canterbury average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station14 min walkCanterbury West station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband42% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold87% leaseholdAcross 39 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

36 property sales on Waters Edge, Canterbury have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £195,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £212,210. Average sale prices fell from £216,917 in 2016 to £202,500 in 2026 (-7%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 47% below the Canterbury average of £370,545 over the same period. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 86% flat, 8% terraced, 6% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Waters Edge range from £160,000 to £377,500. 13% of homes sold here were freehold and 87% leasehold. Of 187 streets in Canterbury with at least two sales in the last year, Waters Edge ranks 180th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Waters Edge compared

Waters Edge£195,000
CT1 postcode area£331,456
Canterbury£370,545
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CT1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £216,917 (6 sales)2016£217k2017: £223,750 (4 sales)2017£224k2019: £193,125 (4 sales)2019£193k2020: £174,000 (2 sales)2020£174k2021: £255,750 (4 sales)2021£256k2022: £232,583 (6 sales)2022£233k2023: £301,250 (2 sales)2023£301k2024: £290,000 (2 sales)2024£290k2025: £223,750 (4 sales)2025£224k2026: £202,500 (2 sales)2026£203k

Tenure: 13% freehold and 87% leasehold across 39 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat31£212,21031 Mar 2026
Terraced3£307,50012 Jul 2023
Semi-detached2£358,5005 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Waters Edge

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 17 Jul 2026£205,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 31 Mar 2026£180,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 20 Jan 2026£225,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 17 Dec 2025£180,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 24 Nov 2025£170,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 7 Oct 2025£245,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 8 Aug 2025£225,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 21 Mar 2025£245,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 5 Jul 2024£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 10 Jun 2024£205,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 12 Jul 2023£377,500 TerracedFreehold
23, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 16 Feb 2023£225,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 19 Aug 2022£210,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 12 Aug 2022£250,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 28 Jul 2022£253,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 15 Jun 2022£182,500 FlatLeasehold
10, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 4 May 2022£250,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 16 Feb 2022£250,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 22 Dec 2021£270,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 22 Oct 2021£215,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 26 Aug 2021£196,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 16 Feb 2021£342,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 1 Dec 2020£165,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 23 Nov 2020£183,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 6 Dec 2019£235,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 28 Nov 2019£167,500 FlatLeasehold
28, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 15 Aug 2019£160,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 12 Jul 2019£210,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 18 Jan 2019£193,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 30 Jun 2017£250,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 12 May 2017£250,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 28 Apr 2017£175,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 18 Apr 2017£220,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 16 Dec 2016£231,500 FlatLeasehold
51, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 30 Sep 2016£170,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 19 Aug 2016£210,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 8 Jul 2016£222,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 8 Feb 2016£295,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Waters Edge CT1 1WX 15 Jan 2016£173,000 FlatLeasehold

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
10, Waters Edge £210,000 (Jul 2019) → £250,000 (May 2022) → £205,000 (Jul 2026) -2%
over 7 yrs
26, Waters Edge £165,000 (Dec 2020) → £180,000 (Mar 2026) +9%
over 5 yrs
51, Waters Edge £170,000 (Sep 2016) → £180,000 (Dec 2025) +6%
over 9 yrs
28, Waters Edge £160,000 (Aug 2019) → £170,000 (Nov 2025) +6%
over 6 yrs
27, Waters Edge £220,000 (Apr 2017) → £235,000 (Dec 2019) → £245,000 (Mar 2025) +11%
over 8 yrs
36, Waters Edge £342,000 (Feb 2021) → £375,000 (Jul 2024) +10%
over 3 yrs
4, Waters Edge £231,500 (Dec 2016) → £205,000 (Jun 2024) -11%
over 7 yrs
45, Waters Edge £295,000 (Feb 2016) → £377,500 (Jul 2023) +28%
over 7 yrs
20, Waters Edge £175,000 (Apr 2017) → £182,500 (Jun 2022) +4%
over 5 yrs
30, Waters Edge £210,000 (Aug 2016) → £250,000 (Feb 2022) +19%
over 5 yrs
24, Waters Edge £167,500 (Nov 2019) → £215,000 (Oct 2021) +28%
over 2 yrs
16, Waters Edge £173,000 (Jan 2016) → £193,000 (Jan 2019) +12%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Waters Edge

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Johns Church of England Primary School 427 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury 210 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Stephen's Junior School 400 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Stephen's Infant School 263 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.5 mi
The King's School Canterbury 985 pupils Other independent school Church of England 13–19 Report 0.5 mi
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School 161 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
The Archbishop's School 770 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Good Report 0.8 mi
Barton Court Grammar School 995 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.8 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 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Canterbury East station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Sturry station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hawthorn Avenue (adj, Broad Oak Road) 3 min walk
  • Honeywood Close (adj, Sturry Road) 3 min walk
  • Farleigh Road Corner (opp, Broad Oak Road) 3 min walk
  • Hawthorn Avenue (opp, Broad Oak Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Northgate Medical Practice
    1 Northgate, Canterbury · 0.3 mi
  • New Dover Road Surgery
    10 New Dover Road, Canterbury · 1.0 mi
  • Canterbury Health Centre
    26 Old Dover Road, Canterbury · 1.0 mi
  • University Medical Centre
    Medical Centre, Giles Lane, Canterbury · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Canterbury · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Canterbury · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Canterbury Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Sturry Road · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Porter Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Chopra Dental Ltd · 0.5 mi
  • St Stephens Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Burgate Dental Practice · 0.7 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+)42%80%
Gigabit-capable42%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 Waters Edge

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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