Compare like with like. These are whole council areas in England; different boundaries and periods can make a ranking misleading. A city within a larger rural authority is not equivalent to a tightly drawn city council.
People living in the area
Same source and period as Canterbury: 2025 mid-year| Council area | people |
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| England (whole country) | 58,834,812 |
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| Kingston upon Hull, City of | 273,257 |
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| York | 209,118 |
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| Derby | 275,344 |
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| Leicester | 383,116 |
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| Nottingham | 325,765 |
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| Herefordshire, County of | 192,539 |
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| Stoke-on-Trent | 272,282 |
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| Bath and North East Somerset | 200,898 |
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| Bristol, City of | 495,260 |
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| Plymouth | 271,361 |
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| Peterborough | 224,757 |
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| Southend-on-Sea | 185,214 |
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| Milton Keynes | 308,866 |
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| Brighton and Hove | 284,170 |
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| Portsmouth | 211,475 |
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| Southampton | 259,230 |
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| County Durham | 539,146 |
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| Cheshire West and Chester | 373,951 |
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| Cornwall | 584,782 |
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| Wiltshire | 526,392 |
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| Cumberland | 282,343 |
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| North Yorkshire | 639,133 |
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| Somerset | 590,972 |
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| Cambridge | 149,872 |
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| East Cambridgeshire | 94,599 |
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| Exeter | 137,894 |
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| Chelmsford | 190,570 |
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| Colchester | 201,163 |
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| Gloucester | 138,565 |
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| Winchester | 136,856 |
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| Canterbury (this area) | 162,612 |
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| Lancaster | 145,237 |
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| Preston | 164,498 |
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| Lincoln | 103,351 |
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| Norwich | 145,676 |
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| Oxford | 165,940 |
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| Lichfield | 113,270 |
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| Chichester | 130,224 |
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| Worcester | 106,954 |
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| St Albans | 150,757 |
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| Manchester | 588,256 |
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| Salford | 297,004 |
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| Liverpool | 507,915 |
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| Doncaster | 323,016 |
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| Newcastle upon Tyne | 320,838 |
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| Sunderland | 287,070 |
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| Birmingham | 1,176,960 |
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| Coventry | 364,766 |
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| Wolverhampton | 281,434 |
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| Bradford | 557,758 |
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| Leeds | 840,550 |
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| Wakefield | 369,450 |
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| City of London | 15,631 |
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| Westminster | 212,367 |
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Average home price
Same source and period as Canterbury: 2026-07| Council area | £ |
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| England (whole country) | £293,000 |
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| Kingston upon Hull, City of | £136,000 |
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| York | £311,000 |
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| Derby | £207,000 |
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| Leicester | £227,000 |
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| Nottingham | £190,000 |
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| Herefordshire, County of | £290,000 |
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| Stoke-on-Trent | £147,000 |
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| Bath and North East Somerset | £409,000 |
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| Bristol, City of | £352,000 |
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| Plymouth | £223,000 |
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| Peterborough | £235,000 |
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| Southend-on-Sea | £328,000 |
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| Milton Keynes | £330,000 |
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| Brighton and Hove | £409,000 |
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| Portsmouth | £251,000 |
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| Southampton | £236,000 |
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| County Durham | £140,000 |
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| Cheshire West and Chester | £270,000 |
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| Cornwall | £276,000 |
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| Wiltshire | £329,000 |
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| Cumberland | £171,000 |
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| North Yorkshire | £270,000 |
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| Somerset | £282,000 |
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| Cambridge | £475,000 |
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| East Cambridgeshire | £346,000 |
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| Exeter | £283,000 |
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| Chelmsford | £378,000 |
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| Colchester | £298,000 |
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| Gloucester | £241,000 |
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| Winchester | £463,000 |
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| Canterbury (this area) | £337,000 |
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| Lancaster | £203,000 |
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| Preston | £189,000 |
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| Lincoln | £187,000 |
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| Norwich | £224,000 |
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| Oxford | £472,000 |
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| Lichfield | £336,000 |
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| Chichester | £432,000 |
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| Worcester | £251,000 |
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| St Albans | £647,000 |
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| Manchester | £252,000 |
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| Salford | £229,000 |
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| Liverpool | £189,000 |
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| Doncaster | £172,000 |
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| Newcastle upon Tyne | £208,000 |
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| Sunderland | £147,000 |
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| Birmingham | £234,000 |
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| Coventry | £228,000 |
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| Wolverhampton | £221,000 |
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| Bradford | £183,000 |
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| Leeds | £248,000 |
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| Wakefield | £199,000 |
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| Sheffield | £220,000 |
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| City of London | £711,000 |
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| Westminster | £877,000 |
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Average monthly rent
Same source and period as Canterbury: 2026-08| Council area | £ per month |
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| England (whole country) | £1,459 |
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| Kingston upon Hull, City of | £694 |
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| York | £1,199 |
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| Derby | £860 |
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| Leicester | £1,023 |
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| Nottingham | £1,014 |
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| Herefordshire, County of | £821 |
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| Stoke-on-Trent | £715 |
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| Bath and North East Somerset | £1,885 |
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| Bristol, City of | £1,883 |
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| Plymouth | £1,004 |
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| Peterborough | £1,012 |
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| Southend-on-Sea | £1,306 |
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| Milton Keynes | £1,344 |
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| Brighton and Hove | £1,808 |
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| Portsmouth | £1,368 |
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| Southampton | £1,257 |
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| County Durham | £650 |
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| Cheshire West and Chester | £991 |
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| Cornwall | £1,000 |
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| Wiltshire | £1,082 |
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| Cumberland | £681 |
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| North Yorkshire | £849 |
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| Somerset | £1,016 |
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| Cambridge | £1,805 |
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| East Cambridgeshire | £1,038 |
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| Exeter | £1,318 |
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| Chelmsford | £1,439 |
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| Colchester | £1,197 |
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| Gloucester | £1,116 |
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| Winchester | £1,508 |
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| Canterbury (this area) | £1,280 |
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| Lancaster | £823 |
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| Preston | £790 |
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| Lincoln | £942 |
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| Norwich | £1,142 |
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| Oxford | £1,963 |
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| Lichfield | £1,103 |
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| Chichester | £1,333 |
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| Worcester | £977 |
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| St Albans | £1,931 |
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| Manchester | £1,373 |
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| Salford | £1,170 |
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| Liverpool | £913 |
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| Doncaster | £694 |
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| Newcastle upon Tyne | £1,215 |
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| Sunderland | £707 |
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| Birmingham | £1,099 |
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| Coventry | £1,020 |
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| Wolverhampton | £945 |
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| Bradford | £745 |
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| Leeds | £1,145 |
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| Wakefield | £806 |
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| Sheffield | £931 |
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| Westminster | £3,196 |
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People reporting bad or very bad health
Same source and period as Canterbury: 21 March 2021| Council area | % |
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| England (whole country) | 5.2% |
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| Kingston upon Hull, City of | 6.8% |
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| York | 4.2% |
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| Derby | 5.8% |
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| Leicester | 5.2% |
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| Nottingham | 6% |
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| Herefordshire, County of | 5.2% |
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| Stoke-on-Trent | 7.4% |
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| Bath and North East Somerset | 4.1% |
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| Bristol, City of | 5% |
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| Plymouth | 6.4% |
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| Peterborough | 5.1% |
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| Southend-on-Sea | 5.6% |
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| Milton Keynes | 4.1% |
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| Brighton and Hove | 5.1% |
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| Portsmouth | 5% |
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| Southampton | 5% |
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| County Durham | 7.5% |
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| Cheshire West and Chester | 5.2% |
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| Cornwall | 6.2% |
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| Wiltshire | 4.2% |
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| Cumberland | 6.1% |
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| North Yorkshire | 4.7% |
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| Somerset | 5.1% |
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| Cambridge | 3.2% |
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| East Cambridgeshire | 4.1% |
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| Exeter | 4.6% |
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| Chelmsford | 3.6% |
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| Colchester | 4.2% |
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| Gloucester | 4.9% |
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| Winchester | 3.4% |
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| Canterbury (this area) | 5.1% |
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| Lancaster | 5.6% |
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| Preston | 5.6% |
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| Lincoln | 5.5% |
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| Norwich | 5.6% |
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| Oxford | 3.3% |
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| Lichfield | 5% |
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| Chichester | 4.3% |
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| Worcester | 4.8% |
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| St Albans | 3% |
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| Manchester | 6% |
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| Salford | 6% |
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| Liverpool | 8% |
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| Doncaster | 6.9% |
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| Newcastle upon Tyne | 6.3% |
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| Sunderland | 8% |
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| Birmingham | 6% |
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| Coventry | 5.4% |
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| Wolverhampton | 6.3% |
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| Bradford | 5.9% |
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| Leeds | 5% |
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| Wakefield | 6.5% |
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| Sheffield | 6% |
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| City of London | 2.7% |
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| Westminster | 5.1% |
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Homes rented privately
Same source and period as Canterbury: 21 March 2021| Council area | % |
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| England (whole country) | 20% |
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| Kingston upon Hull, City of | 24% |
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| York | 20% |
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| Derby | 21% |
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| Leicester | 29% |
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| Nottingham | 29% |
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| Herefordshire, County of | 19% |
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| Stoke-on-Trent | 20% |
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| Bath and North East Somerset | 19% |
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| Bristol, City of | 26% |
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| Plymouth | 23% |
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| Peterborough | 24% |
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| Southend-on-Sea | 26% |
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| Milton Keynes | 21% |
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| Brighton and Hove | 33% |
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| Portsmouth | 29% |
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| Southampton | 29% |
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| County Durham | 17% |
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| Cheshire West and Chester | 16% |
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| Cornwall | 20% |
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| Wiltshire | 17% |
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| Cumberland | 14% |
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| North Yorkshire | 19% |
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| Somerset | 18% |
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| Cambridge | 31% |
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| East Cambridgeshire | 16% |
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| Exeter | 25% |
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| Chelmsford | 16% |
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| Colchester | 22% |
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| Gloucester | 21% |
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| Winchester | 18% |
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| Canterbury (this area) | 22% |
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| Lancaster | 22% |
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| Preston | 22% |
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| Lincoln | 27% |
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| Norwich | 27% |
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| Oxford | 32% |
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| Lichfield | 13% |
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| Chichester | 18% |
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| Worcester | 21% |
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| St Albans | 16% |
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| Manchester | 32% |
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| Salford | 27% |
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| Liverpool | 26% |
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| Doncaster | 19% |
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| Newcastle upon Tyne | 23% |
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| Sunderland | 15% |
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| Birmingham | 23% |
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| Coventry | 25% |
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| Wolverhampton | 19% |
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| Bradford | 23% |
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| Leeds | 22% |
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| Wakefield | 15% |
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| Sheffield | 19% |
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| City of London | 48% |
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| Westminster | 43% |
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