School Lane, Canterbury house prices are built from 197 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 8 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £265,000. Across the 10 years from 2015 to 2025 the median moved +17.3% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -15.0%.
Median price paid
£265,000
Change in cash, 2015–2025
+17.3%
Change in real terms
-15.0%
HM Land Registry197 salesLatest sale 8 May 2026
Section 01
How School Lane, Canterbury prices moved
The chart tracks the median School Lane, Canterbury house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2025. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £68,475 | £152,047 |
| 2000s | 9 | £232,500 | £423,547 |
| 2010s | 8 | £322,000 | £454,020 |
| 2020s | 4 | £400,000 | £408,696 |
The highest yearly median on record for School Lane, Canterbury is £575,000 in 2023; the lowest is £68,475 in 1998. Across the full 30-year record the cash median has moved from £110,000 to £400,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £238,615, so the real change over the whole record is +71.3% — about +1.87% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +17.3% in cash against -15.0% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| Tzigane | 30 Mar 2026 | Detached | £377,500 | £377,500 |
| 2 Lilac Cottage | 30 Jan 2026 | Semi-detached | £312,000 | £312,000 |
| 4 Fisher Court, 21 | 5 Dec 2025 | Terraced | £285,000 | £291,196 |
| 49 | 3 Oct 2025 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £357,609 |
| Glencot | 5 Sep 2025 | Detached | £450,000 | £459,783 |
| Orchard Croft | 1 Jul 2025 | Detached | £417,000 | £426,065 |
| 9 Fisher Court, 21 | 13 Jun 2025 | Terraced | £350,000 | £357,609 |
| Stourview | 11 Mar 2025 | Detached | £400,000 | £408,696 |
| Tyrol | 7 Feb 2025 | Detached | £400,000 | £408,696 |
| 2 Orchard Cottages | 29 Nov 2024 | Semi-detached | £340,000 | £357,761 |
| Swingate | 4 Oct 2024 | Detached | £375,000 | £394,590 |
| 44 | 6 Aug 2024 | Semi-detached | £222,000 | £233,597 |
| 5 Fisher Court, 21 | 24 May 2024 | Terraced | £350,000 | £368,284 |
| Monks Hall | 10 Apr 2024 | Semi-detached | £355,000 | £373,545 |
| Holly Cottage | 22 Feb 2024 | Detached | £407,500 | £428,787 |
| 2 Church Cottages | 21 Feb 2024 | Detached | £480,000 | £505,075 |
| 41 | 14 Dec 2023 | Semi-detached | £395,000 | £426,782 |
| Bradgate | 7 Dec 2023 | Detached | £510,000 | £551,034 |
| Old Vicarage | 20 Oct 2023 | Detached | £1,659,999 | £1,793,562 |
| 1 Lilac Cottage | 16 Aug 2023 | Semi-detached | £525,000 | £567,241 |
| Corvesgate | 6 Apr 2023 | Detached | £770,000 | £831,954 |
| Hornbeam Cottage | 6 Jan 2023 | Semi-detached | £625,000 | £675,287 |
| 36 | 22 Jul 2022 | Semi-detached | £323,000 | £374,224 |
| Orchard Croft | 29 Jun 2022 | Detached | £475,000 | £550,329 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to School Lane, Canterbury values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 School Lane | £220,000 (2005) | £350,000 (2026) | +2.2% | -0.6% |
| TZIGANE School Lane | £205,000 (2012) | £377,500 (2026) | +4.5% | +1.5% |
| 4 FISHER COURT, 21 School Lane | £199,500 (2007) | £285,000 (2025) | +2.0% | -1.0% |
| GLENCOT School Lane | £97,500 (2001) | £450,000 (2025) | +6.6% | +3.7% |
| ORCHARD CROFT School Lane | £118,000 (2001) | £417,000 (2025) | +5.4% | +2.6% |
| 9 FISHER COURT, 21 School Lane | £235,000 (2007) | £350,000 (2025) | +2.2% | -0.7% |
| 44 School Lane | £45,000 (1998) | £222,000 (2024) | +6.3% | +3.6% |
| 5 FISHER COURT, 21 School Lane | £199,500 (2007) | £350,000 (2024) | +3.4% | +0.4% |
| 2 CHURCH COTTAGES School Lane | £108,000 (1996) | £480,000 (2024) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| BRADGATE School Lane | £299,950 (2006) | £510,000 (2023) | +3.2% | +0.2% |
| 1 LILAC COTTAGE School Lane | £208,000 (2019) | £525,000 (2023) | +26.0% | +20.2% |
| CORVESGATE School Lane | £168,000 (1996) | £770,000 (2023) | +5.8% | +3.1% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. School Lane, Canterbury is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 93 | 47.2% | £335,000 | £67,950 – £1,885,000 |
| Semi-detached | 72 | 36.5% | £222,000 | £26,400 – £985,000 |
| Terraced | 31 | 15.7% | £210,000 | £22,300 – £350,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 1 | 0.5% | £210,000 | £210,000 – £210,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in School Lane, Canterbury
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 197 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 197 | 100.0% | £265,000 |
| New build | 16 | 8.1% | £202,250 |
| Existing home | 181 | 91.9% | £270,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -25.1%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 8 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in School Lane, Canterbury
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Canterbury, 45.7% of 79,332 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 3.9% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 677 | 0.9% |
| B | 9,512 | 12.0% |
| C | 26,095 | 32.9% |
| D | 29,426 | 37.1% |
| E | 10,512 | 13.3% |
| F | 2,355 | 3.0% |
| G | 755 | 1.0% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Canterbury at £1,279 a month as of Jun 2026 — £875 for a one-bedroom home and £1,366 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £265,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 5.79% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of CT3, 2 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 1 violent, 0 burglary, 0 vehicle-related and 1 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 83.5 times quieter.
Against the 157,432 residents the 2021 census counted in Canterbury, that is 0.01 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around School Lane, Canterbury
The 2021 census counted 157,432 residents in Canterbury across 63,792 households. 65.7% of those households own their home and 34.2% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
12 state and independent schools have a CT3 postcode: 12 primary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesham Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 382 |
| Wingham Primary School | Primary | Community school | 204 |
| Water Meadows Primary School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 188 |
| Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 183 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham | Primary | Academy converter | 140 |
| Preston Primary School | Primary | Community school | 129 |
| Hoath Primary School | Primary | Community school | 106 |
| Chislet Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 104 |
| Littlebourne Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 102 |
| Adisham Church of England Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 101 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Adisham Rail Station | Rail | 4.0 km |
| Bekesbourne Rail Station | Rail | 5.4 km |
| Aylesham Rail Station | Rail | 5.5 km |
| Sturry Rail Station | Rail | 6.7 km |
Section 09
How School Lane, Canterbury compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. School Lane, Canterbury sits above that national figure — +68.3%.
Within Canterbury the street ranks 378 of 1170 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £205,000 (+29.3%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £22,300 to £1,885,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
School Lane, Canterbury sits in Canterbury, in the South East.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Canterbury at 9.4 times median local earnings of £36,558 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- The Street£235,000 median
- Island Road£189,995 median
- New Street£195,500 median
- Blackthorn Road£175,000 median
- Central Boulevard£235,950 median
- Canterbury Road£334,125 median
- The Avenue£164,000 median
- Bekesbourne Lane£237,500 median
- Coniston Drive£114,350 median
- Mill Road£156,750 median
- Dorman Avenue North£214,950 median
- Sandwich Road£189,950 median
- Queens Road£180,250 median
- Millyard Road£248,950 median
- Nargate Street£245,000 median
- Cornwallis Avenue£135,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- SCHOOL HOUSE School Lane6 sales
- 1, CHURCH COTTAGES School Lane6 sales
- 4, FISHER COURT, 21 School Lane5 sales
- 2, CHURCH COTTAGES School Lane5 sales
- WILLOW HOUSE, 12 School Lane5 sales
- OLD SCHOOL HOUSE School Lane5 sales
- CORVESGATE School Lane4 sales
- BARGRAVE OAST School Lane4 sales
- 7, FISHER COURT, 21 School Lane4 sales
- GLENCOT School Lane3 sales
- ORCHARD CROFT School Lane3 sales
- 44 School Lane3 sales
- 5, FISHER COURT, 21 School Lane3 sales
- 36 School Lane3 sales
- 38 School Lane3 sales
- 1, SCHOOL COTTAGES School Lane3 sales
- 1, FISHER COURT, 21 School Lane3 sales
- 46 School Lane3 sales
- NAILBOURNE OAST School Lane3 sales
- BRIDGE HOUSE School Lane3 sales
- 1 School Lane2 sales
- TZIGANE School Lane2 sales
- 9, FISHER COURT, 21 School Lane2 sales
- BRADGATE School Lane2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in School Lane, Canterbury?
The median price paid in School Lane, Canterbury across every sale on the register is £265,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in School Lane, Canterbury?
197 sales are on record for School Lane, Canterbury, the most recent completing on 8 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have School Lane, Canterbury house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +17.3% between 2015 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -15.0%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were School Lane, Canterbury house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £575,000, set in 2023. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in School Lane, Canterbury?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 8 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “School Lane, Canterbury house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.