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On Downs Road, in Canterbury St Stephen's
What it's like at CT2 7AY: every home that has sold on Downs Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
10 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Downs Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
19 of the 92 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Downs RoadDetached | Oct 1998 | £59,000 | 153 m² | £386/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Downs RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2016 | £310,000 | 117 m² | £2,650/m² | 1 |
| 3, Downs RoadDetached | Jun 1996 | £98,000 | 142 m² | £690/m² | 1 |
| 4, Downs RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2002 | £165,000 | 182 m² | £907/m² | 1 |
| 5, Downs RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Nov 2025 | £270,000 | 110 m² | £2,455/m² | 2 |
| 6, Downs RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £485,000 | 139 m² | £3,489/m² | 1 |
| 7, Downs RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2008 | £240,000 | 118 m² | £2,034/m² | 1 |
| 8, Downs RoadSemi-detached | Dec 1997 | £85,000 | 107 m² | £794/m² | 1 |
| 9, Downs RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £315,000 | 89 m² | £3,539/m² | 2 |
| 10, Downs RoadSemi-detached | May 2008 | £205,000 | 111 m² | £1,847/m² | 1 |
| 11, Downs RoadSemi-detached | May 2021 | £250,000 | 77 m² | £3,247/m² | 1 |
| 12, Downs RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £380,000 | 102 m² | £3,725/m² | 1 |
| 13, Downs RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Feb 2020 | £332,500 | 118 m² | £2,818/m² | 2 |
| 14, Downs RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2009 | £190,000 | 118 m² | £1,610/m² | 1 |
| 15, Downs RoadOther · company-owned | Oct 2025 | £311,000 | 73 m² | £4,260/m² | 1 |
| 16, Downs RoadSemi-detached | May 2010 | £172,000 | 134 m² | £1,284/m² | 1 |
| 22, Downs RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Mar 2017 | £265,000 | 117 m² | £2,265/m² | 1 |
| 23, Downs RoadDetached | Jul 2026 | £408,250 | 151 m² | £2,704/m² | 2 |
| 24, Downs RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2005 | £194,000 | 119 m² | £1,630/m² | 1 |
| 26, Downs RoadTerraced | Mar 2026 | £220,000 | 88 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 28, Downs RoadTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2021 | £250,000 | 85 m² | £2,941/m² | 2 |
| 29, Downs RoadTerraced | Aug 2015 | £244,000 | 101 m² | £2,416/m² | 1 |
| 30, Downs RoadTerraced | May 1996 | £58,250 | 98 m² | £594/m² | 1 |
| 31, Downs RoadTerraced | Jun 1999 | £70,000 | 97 m² | £722/m² | 1 |
| 32, Downs RoadTerraced | Oct 2021 | £297,500 | 112 m² | £2,656/m² | 1 |
| 33, Downs RoadTerraced | Nov 2001 | £97,000 | 85 m² | £1,141/m² | 1 |
| 36, Downs RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2013 | £210,000 | 116 m² | £1,810/m² | 2 |
| 37, Downs RoadTerraced | May 1997 | £59,950 | 97 m² | £618/m² | 1 |
| 40, Downs RoadTerraced | Jul 2018 | £180,000 | 85 m² | £2,118/m² | 1 |
| 42, Downs RoadTerraced | Jul 1999 | £76,500 | 140 m² | £546/m² | 1 |
| 43, Downs RoadTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2017 | £260,000 | 134 m² | £1,940/m² | 1 |
| 44, Downs RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2007 | £205,000 | 110 m² | £1,864/m² | 1 |
| 46, Downs RoadTerraced | Sept 2021 | £252,500 | 86 m² | £2,936/m² | 1 |
| 48, Downs RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jul 2024 | £255,000 | 84 m² | £3,036/m² | 3 |
| 50, Downs RoadTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2023 | £225,000 | 85 m² | £2,647/m² | 1 |
| 52, Downs RoadTerraced | Sept 1995 | £53,250 | 82 m² | £649/m² | 1 |
| 54, Downs RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2021 | £313,000 | 103 m² | £3,039/m² | 1 |
| 56, Downs RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2021 | £318,000 | 103 m² | £3,087/m² | 2 |
| 64, Downs RoadTerraced | Mar 2021 | £237,500 | 89 m² | £2,669/m² | 2 |
| Land At The Back Of, 19 - 21, Downs RoadDetached | Dec 1999 | £35,000 | 103 m² | £340/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Canterbury West, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 2.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Downs Road, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 21A); 13 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Stephen's Junior School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 44% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Archbishop's School, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 35.2 · 1.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Barton Court Grammar School (1.8 km) and Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School (3.2 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.4 km away, with One Stop Shop closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is University Medical Centre (1.0 km), with Porter Chemist the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Cl'haire Hair Fashions is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Kent & Canterbury Hospital, 2.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 55% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
University Of Kent Rutherford Dining Hall is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Woody's And Co Op Supermarket the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 105 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 15 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 23% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Registry carpark, 450 m away; for exercise, University of Kent Sports Centre (850 m).
A swim is a short trip away: West Beach, Whitstable, 8.5 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 41 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 88 km.
26 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Canterbury constituency: Rosie Duffield MP (Independent), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,653 (18.3%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 23%, Reform UK 14%, Green Party 13%.
6 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CT2 7AY →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Many neighbours rent: 36% of households rent privately and 26% socially.
It's young: 44% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 40% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is Canterbury Christ Church University, 2.0 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Canterbury since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 92 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 88 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.7% | 89.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.9% | 7.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.