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On St Michaels Place, in Canterbury St Stephen's
What it's like at CT2 7HQ: every home that has sold on St Michaels Place 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on St Michaels Place; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 31 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | May 2005 | £170,000 | 94 m² | £1,809/m² | 2 |
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| 2, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Mar 2003 | £155,000 | 100 m² | £1,550/m² | 1 |
| 3, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Jul 2006 | £215,000 | 99 m² | £2,172/m² | 2 |
| 4, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | May 2010 | £102,500 | 97 m² | £1,057/m² | 1 |
| 5, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Jul 1997 | £79,950 | 115 m² | £695/m² | 1 |
| 6, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Sept 2021 | £255,000 | 84 m² | £3,036/m² | 1 |
| 7, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Sept 2007 | £220,000 | 80 m² | £2,750/m² | 2 |
| 9, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Feb 2007 | £198,000 | 112 m² | £1,768/m² | 1 |
| 10, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached · company-owned | Jul 2022 | £275,000 | 100 m² | £2,750/m² | 1 |
| 11, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached · company-owned | Oct 2010 | £230,000 | 115 m² | £2,000/m² | 1 |
| 12, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Mar 2006 | £212,000 | 115 m² | £1,843/m² | 2 |
| 13, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Sept 2003 | £150,000 | 97 m² | £1,546/m² | 1 |
| 14, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Nov 2020 | £325,000 | 102 m² | £3,186/m² | 2 |
| 15, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Aug 2018 | £287,500 | 81 m² | £3,549/m² | 1 |
| 16, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £325,000 | 76 m² | £4,276/m² | 1 |
| 19, St Michaels PlaceDetached · company-owned | Jul 2004 | £193,000 | 99 m² | £1,949/m² | 1 |
| 21, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | Sept 2002 | £118,000 | 78 m² | £1,513/m² | 2 |
| 25, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Aug 2003 | £172,000 | 112 m² | £1,536/m² | 1 |
| 26, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Sept 2011 | £220,000 | 78 m² | £2,821/m² | 1 |
| 27, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | Jan 2019 | £324,000 | 80 m² | £4,050/m² | 2 |
| 30, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | May 2014 | £238,500 | 76 m² | £3,138/m² | 2 |
| 31, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | Sept 2007 | £180,000 | 91 m² | £1,978/m² | 1 |
| 32, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | Dec 2014 | £280,000 | 133 m² | £2,105/m² | 1 |
| 33, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | Oct 2024 | £318,000 | 95 m² | £3,347/m² | 3 |
| 35, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | Nov 2013 | £212,000 | 99 m² | £2,141/m² | 2 |
| 36, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | Dec 2021 | £290,000 | 100 m² | £2,900/m² | 2 |
| 38, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | May 2022 | £282,000 | 80 m² | £3,525/m² | 2 |
| 39, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | Mar 2019 | £295,000 | 79 m² | £3,734/m² | 3 |
| 40, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | Apr 2001 | £87,500 | 94 m² | £931/m² | 1 |
| 41, St Michaels PlaceTerraced | Sept 2016 | £272,500 | 79 m² | £3,449/m² | 2 |
| 43, St Michaels PlaceSemi-detached | Sept 2005 | £245,000 | 104 m² | £2,356/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Canterbury West, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 2.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is St Michael's Road, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 21); 10 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Stephen's Infant School, a few minutes' walk (500 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Archbishop's School, 550 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 St Dunstans Costcutter, 650 m away, with Canterbury District Fairtrade Network closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Northgate Medical Practice (1.1 km), with Porter Chemist the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Cl'haire Hair Fashions is 100 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 (350 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, 250 m away; for exercise, Ladies of Leisure (600 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.
39 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1, Leycroft Close | II | 190 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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%.
10 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 7HQ →
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, 1.5 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" St Michaels Place in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 31 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.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.