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Buying at CT2 7HS

Before you offer on a home at CT2 7HS: 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 £270k. In Canterbury St Stephen's.

1 to check3 clear£270k typical on Verwood 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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Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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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 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A2050, 850 m awayAbout 28,801 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
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.
Clear
Gigabit broadband94% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£270ktypical sale on Verwood Close, last 10 years

£3,728typical price per m² in Canterbury St Stephen's

£3,500–£3,910per m² for homes at CT2 7HS 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. 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.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	24	£485k	£305k – £1.02m
Semi-detached	35	£345k	£205k – £625k
Terraced	42	£270k	£165k – £2.55m
Flat	14	£170k	£127k – £225k

Standard sales in Canterbury St Stephen's. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

0sales on Verwood Close in the last two years

115sales in Canterbury St Stephen's in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at CT2 7HS

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Verwood CloseTerraced	£220,000, Sept 2006	92 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Verwood CloseTerraced	£269,995, Jan 2017	70 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Verwood CloseTerraced	£270,000, Dec 2021	74 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Verwood CloseTerraced	£240,000, May 2014	71 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Verwood CloseTerraced	£187,500, Jul 2005	–	Buyer's report →
13, Verwood CloseTerraced	£280,000, Feb 2019	80 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Verwood CloseTerraced	£96,000, Jun 2000	68 m²	Buyer's report →
17, Verwood CloseTerraced	£260,000, Nov 2015	69 m²	Buyer's report →
23, Verwood CloseSemi-detached	£270,000, May 2015	69 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at CT2 7HS

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £270k. In Canterbury St Stephen's.

1 to check3 clear£270k typical on Verwood Close

Before you make an offer

Check

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.

Note

Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016).

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A2050, 850 m awayAbout 28,801 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

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.

Clear

Gigabit broadband94% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£270ktypical sale on Verwood Close, last 10 years

£3,728typical price per m² in Canterbury St Stephen's

£3,500–£3,910per m² for homes at CT2 7HS 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. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

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