Compare Canterbury against New Forest

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Canterbury and New Forest.

Population comparison

Population for Canterbury
166,762
Population for New Forest
179,649
Difference
-12,887
Percentage Difference
-7.44%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Canterbury
62,770 (63.7%)
# People Employed in New Forest
73,320 (75.5%)
Difference
62,770
Percentage Difference
-15.5%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Canterbury
30,600 (31.1%)
# People Inactive in New Forest
20,810 (21.4%)
Difference
30,600
Percentage Difference
38.09%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Canterbury
5,155 (5.2%)
# People unemployed in New Forest
2,970 (3.1%)
Difference
5,155
Percentage Difference
53.78%

Comparing crimes by type for Canterbury and New Forest

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Canterbury and New Forest compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Canterbury Crimes in New Forest Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Canterbury and New Forest from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Canterbury and New Forest.

Compare Property prices over time for Canterbury and New Forest

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £600,629.35 / £608,157.12 £395,393.28 / £405,724.02 £330,334.41 / £317,872.02 £213,875.78 / £219,264.18
2022 £559,141.46 / £597,973.91 £369,385.12 / £397,809.29 £309,186.65 / £312,913.25 £201,241.26 / £217,199.56
2021 £509,671.58 / £532,502.13 £337,256.91 / £354,030.80 £284,084.30 / £280,641.25 £191,628.26 / £202,304.03
2020 £467,969.15 / £485,221.80 £312,612.16 / £325,464.99 £263,138.51 / £258,100.80 £183,275.86 / £192,017.95
2019 £456,679.09 / £474,348.97 £304,645.60 / £318,199.42 £256,013.98 / £252,329.62 £183,378.37 / £192,100.09
2018 £451,573.04 / £482,307.02 £301,063.53 / £323,350.06 £253,627.48 / £257,227.51 £184,297.22 / £198,176.71
2017 £434,021.50 / £468,076.05 £287,983.48 / £312,788.14 £243,877.47 / £249,975.66 £181,012.23 / £196,638.35
2016 £406,837.47 / £437,649.14 £270,565.13 / £293,275.56 £229,868.57 / £235,257.03 £167,453.08 / £181,670.35
2015 £371,471.97 / £403,706.73 £247,540.25 / £271,049.02 £211,496.67 / £218,174.90 £153,456.97 / £168,258.43
2014 £345,893.97 / £375,676.52 £231,289.59 / £253,060.33 £198,600.59 / £204,880.06 £144,446.31 / £158,369.16
2013 £312,003.43 / £351,414.87 £208,581.10 / £236,113.07 £179,815.67 / £191,646.94 £131,265.83 / £149,454.09
2012 £300,230.96 / £344,184.10 £200,563.27 / £231,048.49 £172,934.27 / £187,635.31 £127,641.43 / £148,295.51
2011 £299,211.57 / £348,291.73 £198,399.31 / £232,356.86 £170,085.34 / £188,158.35 £127,987.29 / £151,619.22
2010 £298,753.17 / £340,556.76 £199,564.16 / £229,060.17 £171,441.65 / £186,512.21 £129,114.25 / £150,974.28
Number of Jobs (thousands)
49k vs 60k
Median Salary
£26,934 vs £26,093
Annual Percentage Change
8.9% vs 9.4%
Mean Salary
£34,116 vs £31,535

See how Canterbury compares to other areas in South East

Industry Canterbury Count New Forest Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 160 335 -175 -70.71%
Production 285 515 -230 -57.5%
Construction 835 1,250 -415 -39.81%
Motor Trades 170 275 -105 -47.19%
Wholesale 195 265 -70 -30.43%
Retail 470 570 -100 -19.23%
Transport 150 310 -160 -69.57%
Accommodation Food 450 460 -10 -2.2%
Information Comms 355 500 -145 -33.92%
Finance Insurance 100 165 -65 -49.06%
Property 210 395 -185 -61.16%
Professional Scientific Technical 935 1,315 -380 -33.78%
Business Admin 455 640 -185 -33.79%
Public Admin Defence 20 25 -5 -22.22%
Education 115 160 -45 -32.73%
Health 270 290 -20 -7.14%
Arts Entertainment 405 510 -105 -22.95%