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Past price cycles in Canterbury

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 1995. The deepest began in November 2007.

Deepest fall
−17.2%
Recovery from the low
50 months

Prices in Canterbury and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Canterbury
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodCanterburyUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026632.3534.7
Jul 2026632.2532.9
Jun 2026632.5530.1
May 2026640.8533.1
Apr 2026635.9530.6
Mar 2026640.4526.0
Feb 2026640.7527.6
Jan 2026639.4526.4
Dec 2025633.5524.8
Nov 2025627.2529.6
Oct 2025634.0528.4
Sep 2025632.3527.8
Aug 2025633.9529.8
Jul 2025616.1526.5
Jun 2025614.8522.4
May 2025620.2517.1
Apr 2025637.3509.5
Mar 2025642.6524.8
Feb 2025643.4518.5
Jan 2025633.2518.8
Dec 2024636.1517.0
Nov 2024635.3518.0
Oct 2024647.5519.4
Sep 2024641.0518.4
Aug 2024638.6519.1
Jul 2024637.3514.0
Jun 2024633.7508.3
May 2024621.4506.3
Apr 2024611.5502.2
Mar 2024603.8499.5
Feb 2024609.9498.6
Jan 2024616.2501.2
Dec 2023627.0501.6
Nov 2023641.3505.9
Oct 2023652.8509.4
Sep 2023665.1511.7
Aug 2023648.7514.2
Jul 2023638.2511.4
Jun 2023628.3505.8
May 2023653.5503.9
Apr 2023677.9502.2
Mar 2023696.3501.1
Feb 2023685.7506.8
Jan 2023673.9511.0
Dec 2022667.7515.4
Nov 2022665.4519.5
Oct 2022666.5520.3
Sep 2022670.1520.3
Aug 2022669.1519.2
Jul 2022661.5514.8
Jun 2022652.0505.4
May 2022653.8499.4
Apr 2022654.5493.8
Mar 2022645.9488.0
Feb 2022635.3486.2
Jan 2022626.6485.7
Dec 2021611.2480.1
Nov 2021618.0477.7
Oct 2021608.9468.5
Sep 2021618.1480.5
Aug 2021615.1466.8
Jul 2021612.9453.1
Jun 2021610.9475.4
May 2021604.8451.4
Apr 2021597.1448.4
Mar 2021590.0455.2
Feb 2021592.3448.6
Jan 2021608.4447.3
Dec 2020608.7447.3
Nov 2020603.6443.9
Oct 2020588.5439.4
Sep 2020587.4435.7
Aug 2020582.4431.1
Jul 2020590.9426.9
Jun 2020589.2423.4
May 2020584.0417.6
Apr 2020568.7415.5
Mar 2020564.5419.7
Feb 2020568.3416.0
Jan 2020575.7418.4
Dec 2019575.4418.1
Nov 2019571.5418.7
Oct 2019566.9420.2
Sep 2019567.2421.3
Aug 2019563.4421.0
Jul 2019568.7419.6
Jun 2019569.9415.0
May 2019577.9413.2
Apr 2019571.8412.6
Mar 2019577.3409.7
Feb 2019577.2410.8
Jan 2019577.9411.8
Dec 2018575.1414.4
Nov 2018572.6415.3
Oct 2018568.5417.1
Sep 2018566.6417.5
Aug 2018571.8418.3
Jul 2018567.7417.0
Jun 2018572.4411.9
May 2018558.7409.2
Apr 2018567.6407.5
Mar 2018564.8403.7
Feb 2018567.2406.1
Jan 2018560.4405.0
Dec 2017551.1406.5
Nov 2017554.0404.9
Oct 2017557.0406.0
Sep 2017559.2405.7
Aug 2017552.5407.2
Jul 2017550.0405.4
Jun 2017550.4400.2
May 2017548.6396.8
Apr 2017542.4394.4
Mar 2017534.7388.3
Feb 2017531.4389.1
Jan 2017537.5388.3
Dec 2016541.1388.7
Nov 2016540.1388.0
Oct 2016532.1386.2
Sep 2016526.8387.5
Aug 2016519.0388.1
Jul 2016510.2388.1
Jun 2016498.6384.0
May 2016503.3380.4
Apr 2016505.4376.0
Mar 2016499.5374.6
Feb 2016493.2370.8
Jan 2016482.9370.6
Dec 2015484.2369.6
Nov 2015477.4368.4
Oct 2015478.3365.6
Sep 2015479.3365.1
Aug 2015473.9364.3
Jul 2015470.4361.0
Jun 2015466.6355.0
May 2015466.3352.3
Apr 2015466.5348.5
Mar 2015460.9345.5
Feb 2015457.8344.2
Jan 2015452.7343.9
Dec 2014453.8345.7
Nov 2014455.3344.9
Oct 2014457.2346.1
Sep 2014454.9346.6
Aug 2014454.7346.2
Jul 2014448.8342.2
Jun 2014445.2337.5
May 2014430.2334.6
Apr 2014425.3331.1
Mar 2014417.7323.9
Feb 2014419.7322.7
Jan 2014409.9321.4
Dec 2013407.5321.0
Nov 2013401.9318.1
Oct 2013406.4316.4
Sep 2013405.9317.7
Aug 2013406.0317.4
Jul 2013402.1314.9
Jun 2013397.6311.4
May 2013394.1308.9
Apr 2013390.5307.3
Mar 2013384.9304.3
Feb 2013384.8302.5
Jan 2013384.3302.5
Dec 2012388.7304.6
Nov 2012389.8305.3
Oct 2012390.0305.0
Sep 2012389.1307.2
Aug 2012388.6308.3
Jul 2012388.0307.9
Jun 2012389.6306.7
May 2012385.1303.8
Apr 2012377.0302.8
Mar 2012365.8299.3
Feb 2012367.0298.5
Jan 2012373.6299.3
Dec 2011378.3301.3
Nov 2011380.0302.6
Oct 2011379.5302.5
Sep 2011379.6305.8
Aug 2011380.8306.6
Jul 2011382.3306.4
Jun 2011382.4302.6
May 2011374.7302.1
Apr 2011375.2303.4
Mar 2011377.7298.8
Feb 2011383.8300.2
Jan 2011380.6301.8
Dec 2010386.5304.3
Nov 2010392.3304.9
Oct 2010400.9308.5
Sep 2010398.2312.0
Aug 2010389.4312.8
Jul 2010379.6312.8
Jun 2010372.2309.7
May 2010369.7308.2
Apr 2010368.4306.7
Mar 2010373.9302.8
Feb 2010374.5302.8
Jan 2010370.8302.1
Dec 2009363.5303.2
Nov 2009360.3301.2
Oct 2009363.6300.2
Sep 2009360.7298.2
Aug 2009352.0295.9
Jul 2009341.2293.0
Jun 2009335.7287.8
May 2009336.0285.0
Apr 2009342.4281.1
Mar 2009343.8278.6
Feb 2009354.2280.3
Jan 2009347.6283.6
Dec 2008357.7290.3
Nov 2008358.8294.8
Oct 2008375.6303.4
Sep 2008384.5309.6
Aug 2008394.4317.6
Jul 2008403.8324.4
Jun 2008400.1328.0
May 2008400.0332.4
Apr 2008390.7330.4
Mar 2008393.3329.8
Feb 2008396.5332.2
Jan 2008400.8335.1
Dec 2007403.8341.3
Nov 2007405.5341.8
Oct 2007405.0342.0
Sep 2007402.6342.8
Aug 2007394.9342.3
Jul 2007395.7340.4
Jun 2007391.3336.1
May 2007386.1332.5
Apr 2007381.0328.7
Mar 2007376.0322.2
Feb 2007370.3319.8
Jan 2007364.0318.8
Dec 2006358.3319.0
Nov 2006361.5315.0
Oct 2006362.0313.4
Sep 2006361.7311.6
Aug 2006357.6310.3
Jul 2006355.5307.7
Jun 2006352.1303.4
May 2006350.0300.5
Apr 2006347.3297.7
Mar 2006344.3291.4
Feb 2006339.8289.0
Jan 2006340.8288.6
Dec 2005339.6289.0
Nov 2005343.1287.4
Oct 2005338.5286.6
Sep 2005340.7287.1
Aug 2005339.6287.6
Jul 2005339.2286.4
Jun 2005340.1282.8
May 2005334.6280.6
Apr 2005329.4277.6
Mar 2005328.5273.7
Feb 2005326.6271.5
Jan 2005329.3271.7
Dec 2004331.4271.9
Nov 2004336.3273.9
Oct 2004334.7274.3
Sep 2004331.4272.3
Aug 2004328.4272.8
Jul 2004333.8269.7
Jun 2004323.1264.1
May 2004319.4259.5
Apr 2004311.8256.4
Mar 2004316.4245.3
Feb 2004314.8244.7
Jan 2004305.7247.1
Dec 2003297.2245.6
Nov 2003291.6240.9
Oct 2003293.8243.6
Sep 2003296.5239.4
Aug 2003289.3240.2
Jul 2003281.7236.0
Jun 2003273.6231.9
May 2003270.6231.4
Apr 2003267.5233.0
Mar 2003265.9227.6
Feb 2003265.3222.8
Jan 2003261.9225.2
Dec 2002257.4226.8
Nov 2002255.1219.5
Oct 2002247.7217.3
Sep 2002241.2215.7
Aug 2002232.9210.6
Jul 2002226.4206.0
Jun 2002219.2204.4
May 2002214.2196.4
Apr 2002213.9191.4
Mar 2002215.2188.9
Feb 2002213.8182.5
Jan 2002212.3176.1
Dec 2001209.4176.7
Nov 2001208.1176.7
Oct 2001208.3176.7
Sep 2001204.4180.3
Aug 2001202.1180.3
Jul 2001194.4180.3
Jun 2001190.8174.1
May 2001187.1174.1
Apr 2001188.3174.1
Mar 2001186.5168.0
Feb 2001185.5168.0
Jan 2001183.0168.0
Dec 2000184.3168.9
Nov 2000180.8168.9
Oct 2000178.4168.9
Sep 2000176.4164.0
Aug 2000176.9164.0
Jul 2000176.4164.0
Jun 2000172.4161.0
May 2000169.8161.0
Apr 2000166.3161.0
Mar 2000163.4152.6
Feb 2000162.9152.6
Jan 2000159.0152.6
Dec 1999157.2148.8
Nov 1999151.2148.8
Oct 1999149.7148.8
Sep 1999145.9145.1
Aug 1999142.6145.1
Jul 1999137.5145.1
Jun 1999136.2137.1
May 1999136.2137.1
Apr 1999137.6137.1
Mar 1999135.9131.5
Feb 1999134.6131.5
Jan 1999134.0131.5
Dec 1998132.4130.7
Nov 1998129.3130.7
Oct 1998128.1130.7
Sep 1998129.5131.3
Aug 1998132.3131.3
Jul 1998133.2131.3
Jun 1998132.2125.8
May 1998130.7125.8
Apr 1998126.2125.8
Mar 1998124.1119.5
Feb 1998121.6119.5
Jan 1998122.9119.5
Dec 1997124.1116.5
Nov 1997125.7116.5
Oct 1997126.9116.5
Sep 1997124.4117.4
Aug 1997123.1117.4
Jul 1997120.1117.4
Jun 1997119.4111.7
May 1997118.0111.7
Apr 1997114.2111.7
Mar 1997112.3109.5
Feb 1997109.9109.5
Jan 1997111.9109.5
Dec 1996111.7108.0
Nov 1996111.3108.0
Oct 1996110.4108.0
Sep 1996111.0106.2
Aug 1996111.8106.2
Jul 1996110.9106.2
Jun 1996107.9102.2
May 1996105.5102.2
Apr 1996105.3102.2
Mar 1996104.9102.1
Feb 1996106.3102.1
Jan 1996106.2102.1
Dec 1995107.0100.6
Nov 1995107.4100.6
Oct 1995108.3100.6
Sep 1995109.1102.0
Aug 1995108.5102.0
Jul 1995108.0102.0
Jun 1995107.3101.1
May 1995106.8101.1
Apr 1995106.9101.1
Mar 1995104.9100.0
Feb 1995104.5100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
September 1995March 1996−3.8%64
October 1997February 1998−4.2%43
July 1998October 1998−3.8%33
November 2007June 2009−17.2%1950
December 2020March 2021−3.1%33
March 2023March 2024−13.3%12Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Canterbury

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £309,661 and £349,814 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£329,738
Chance of a rise
33%

At the average sale price, a home costs £336,427. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,552 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
25%
Payment, one income
49%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,288
Owning per month
£1,584

42.9% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
280
Per 1,000 residents
1.7

Figures for United Kingdom: Canterbury has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 246 while 650 homes were finished: 0.4 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
0.4
Population change, 2025
+246

5.1% of the 67,946 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
5.1%
Empty homes
3,465

In 2025, 11% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
11%