Duckpit Road Petham, Canterbury
17 addresses across 4 postcodes (CT4), about 1.6 km (1 mile) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 5602472.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (D: 5, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Canterbury costs £2,419 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chartham, about 4.8 km (3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 62 to 80 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Old School Surgery, about 4.9 km (3 miles) away.
- People: About 690 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (2); before 1900 (2); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (social) (1); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Canterbury in 2026-27: Band D £2,419 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,419 | £2,957 | £3,495 | £4,032 | £4,839 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (20% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, The PETHAM Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BROADWAY GREEN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CHERRY TREE COTTAGE PLOVER'S COTTAGE, grade II
- DUCKPIT, grade II
- PETHAM HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 25 August 2026 to 26 August 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 4 of these postcodes: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT4 5QE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | possible |
| CT4 5RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| CT4 5RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| CT4 5RX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 62 m and 80 m above sea level (67 m on average); the ground rises about 18 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT4 5QE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT4 5RA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT4 5RB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT4 5RX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chartham 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Chilham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Canterbury East 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Lane Petham | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 46.3 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 86.4 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old School Surgery | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Morrisons Pharmacy | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Hospital | The Bmi Chaucer Hospital | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Police station | Nackington Police Station | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,460 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 510 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Bowl Barrow 350M E.S.E. of Capel farm in Mounts Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brockhanger Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Earley Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Buckholt Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Yawlings Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Waddenhall Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Kent Downs | Hills | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Canterbury: see them on the Canterbury page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (kent).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CT4 5QE: 10 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- CT4 5RB: 5 addresses
- CT4 5RA: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
- CT4 5RX: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in CT4 and across Canterbury.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.