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On Frencham Close, in Canterbury St Stephen's
What it's like at CT2 7DS: every home that has sold on Frencham Close 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Frencham Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 16 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Frencham CloseTerraced | Mar 2019 | £230,000 | 102 m² | £2,255/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Frencham CloseTerraced | Sept 2013 | £210,000 | 82 m² | £2,561/m² | 3 |
| 3, Frencham CloseTerraced | Jul 1998 | £63,000 | 89 m² | £708/m² | 1 |
| 4, Frencham CloseTerraced | Feb 2007 | £225,000 | 113 m² | £1,991/m² | 3 |
| 5, Frencham CloseTerraced | Aug 2025 | £215,000 | 83 m² | £2,590/m² | 1 |
| 6, Frencham CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2006 | £150,000 | 96 m² | £1,563/m² | 1 |
| 7, Frencham CloseTerraced | Sept 2020 | £200,000 | 74 m² | £2,703/m² | 3 |
| 8, Frencham CloseTerraced | Sept 2025 | £210,000 | 73 m² | £2,877/m² | 2 |
| 10, Frencham CloseTerraced | Oct 2021 | £236,000 | 73 m² | £3,233/m² | 3 |
| 12, Frencham CloseTerraced | Dec 2002 | £115,000 | 86 m² | £1,337/m² | 1 |
| 15, Frencham CloseTerraced · company-owned | May 2024 | £210,000 | 70 m² | £3,000/m² | 1 |
| 20, Frencham CloseFlat | Nov 1999 | £40,000 | 67 m² | £597/m² | 1 |
| 22, Frencham CloseFlat | Nov 2005 | £140,000 | 72 m² | £1,944/m² | 1 |
| 23, Frencham CloseFlat | Aug 2022 | £199,995 | 69 m² | £2,898/m² | 2 |
| 25, Frencham CloseFlat | Nov 2022 | £195,000 | 66 m² | £2,955/m² | 2 |
| 30, Frencham CloseFlat | Jun 2005 | £145,000 | 71 m² | £2,042/m² | 2 |
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 (1.4 km), with 2.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Ulcombe Gardens, 100 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 21A, UNI2, 21); 35 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Stephen's Junior School, about a 5-minute walk (500 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, 900 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, 800 m away, with One Stop Shop closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Northgate Medical Practice (1.1 km), with Porter Chemist the closest pharmacy (650 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 (650 m), and Ye Olde Beverlie the nearest pub (750 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, 900 m away; for exercise, PureGym (950 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.
Many neighbours rent: 36% of households rent privately and 26% socially.
14 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%.
8 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 7DS →
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, 1.6 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.
On this street: 0 of 16 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 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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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 16 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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