Before you offer on a home at CT2 7DS: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.
1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £210k. In Canterbury St Stephen's.
1 to check2 clear£210k typical on Frencham Close
The checklist
Before you make an offer
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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) significant, collapsible deposits significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016).
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 53 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A28, 890 m awayAbout 21,313 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
£210ktypical sale on Frencham Close, last 10 years
£3,728typical price per m² in Canterbury St Stephen's
£2,250–£3,230per m² for homes at CT2 7DS sold since 2015
Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,728 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £336k. Homes at CT2 7DS have sold below it. Check an asking price.
HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.
Trend
Prices in Canterbury St Stephen's
Canterbury St Stephen's
+13% over ten years (2015 to 2025).
Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.
What homes cost and rent in Canterbury St Stephen's, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£153k
£141k
£860 a month
6.7%
2 beds
£247k
£208k
£1,070 a month
5.2%
3 beds
£318k
£268k
£1,300 a month
4.9%
4+ beds
£488k
£344k
£1,870 a month
4.6%
All homes
£318k
£259k
£1,240 a month
4.7%
Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places