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On Godden Road, in Canterbury St Stephen's
What it's like at CT2 7BY: every home that has sold on Godden 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Godden Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
6 of the 17 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 3, Godden RoadFlat | Sept 2017 | £176,000 | 68 m² | £2,588/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Godden RoadFlat | Sept 2012 | £180,000 | 87 m² | £2,069/m² | 1 |
| 8, Godden RoadFlat | Jun 2025 | £131,000 | 48 m² | £2,729/m² | 3 |
| 10, Godden RoadTerraced | Oct 2021 | £213,000 | 73 m² | £2,918/m² | 2 |
| 12, Godden RoadTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2019 | £206,350 | 94 m² | £2,195/m² | 2 |
| 17, Godden RoadTerraced | Aug 1997 | £53,500 | 60 m² | £892/m² | 1 |
| 19, Godden RoadTerraced | Jun 2001 | £90,000 | 73 m² | £1,233/m² | 3 |
| 21, Godden RoadTerraced | Apr 2015 | £215,000 | 72 m² | £2,986/m² | 1 |
| 22, Godden RoadFlat · company-owned | Oct 2019 | £159,000 | 54 m² | £2,944/m² | 1 |
| 23, Godden RoadTerraced | Aug 2005 | £150,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 26, Godden RoadTerraced | Feb 2023 | £265,000 | 71 m² | £3,732/m² | 2 |
| 27, Godden RoadTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2016 | £230,000 | 94 m² | £2,447/m² | 2 |
| 29, Godden RoadTerraced · company-owned | May 2018 | £248,500 | 108 m² | £2,301/m² | 2 |
| 31, Godden RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2016 | £235,500 | 90 m² | £2,617/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 Tenterden Drive Layby, 100 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 21A, UNI2, 21, 954); 33 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Stephen's Junior School, a few minutes' walk (350 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, 650 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 Asda, 1.1 km away, with One Stop Shop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Northgate Medical Practice (1.2 km), with Porter Chemist the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Saints Hairdressing 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.
St Stephens Church is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Ye Olde Beverlie the nearest pub (600 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 Beverley Meadow, 850 m away; for exercise, Kingsmead Pools and Fitness (1.0 km).
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.
16 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hales Place Jesuit Cemetery Chapel | II | 110 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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 7BY →
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, 1.7 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.
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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 17 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 15 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 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.
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