Canterbury Local Information
Practical local information for Canterbury: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Canterbury House Prices: £337,454 Average, Up 2.9% in a Year
The average Canterbury home sold for £337,454 in July 2026, up £9,640 in a year. Prices by type, the dearest streets and how the district compares with Kent.
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Canterbury Roadworks: A290 Pean Hill Shut by Gas Leak
The A290 at Pean Hill is shut for an emergency gas repair with no reopening time, and the A2 eastbound is down to one lane near Harbledown. Checked 29 Sep.
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Canterbury to London Trains: 53-Minute Fastest & 2026 Fares
The fastest Canterbury to London train takes 53 minutes, Canterbury West to St Pancras by high speed. Times from both stations, 2026 season ticket costs and last trains.
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Things to Do in Canterbury: 15 Places Checked, With Prices
Fifteen things to do in Canterbury, all checked open in August 2026: cathedral tickets from £17.50, punting on the Stour, free museums and the reopened Canterbury Tales.
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Canterbury Planning News: 23,000-Home Local Plan Nears Test
Canterbury's new Local Plan goes to ministers in September 2026: 1,215 homes a year, the big allocated sites, the Bodkin Farm approval and how to have your say.
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Canterbury Bin Collection Days: Out by 6am, Blue v Red
Bins out by 6am or the crew does not come back. Your day is set street by street, not by town, so Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay neighbours differ.
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Parking in Canterbury: Car Parks, Tariffs and Park and Ride
All 47 council car parks in Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay, priced by band from £1.60 to £3.80 an hour, plus £4 Park and Ride and the free seafront bays.
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Canterbury Council Tax Bands 2026/27
What every band from A to H pays across the Canterbury district in 2026/27, where the money actually goes, and why the villages are billed more.
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Canterbury Planning Applications: Search by Postcode
Search the council's Idox portal by postcode, no account needed. You get 21 days to comment and only immediate neighbours are written to, so set an alert.
Bins
Canterbury Christmas Bin Collections: 2026 Dates Not Out Yet
Canterbury City Council publishes its Christmas bin dates in mid-December. Here is the 2025/26 pattern, the garden waste pause and how to get rid of the tree.
Schools
Canterbury School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Varies
Kent's half term is 26 to 30 October, but Canterbury Academy and Archbishop's are off from 19 October, Whitstable School from 21. Eleven schools compared.
Trains
Canterbury Christmas Trains 2026: No Trains 25 and 26 Dec
No trains on Christmas Day or Boxing Day. Last Christmas Eve the final trains left London at 20.34 for Canterbury West and 21.10 for Canterbury East.
Recycling
Canterbury Tip Opening Times: 8am to 4.30pm, Book a Slot
Canterbury tip on Vauxhall Road and Herne Bay tip on Westbrook Lane open 8am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm Sunday. Booking is compulsory and free.
Half Term
October Half Term Canterbury 2026: Dates and What's On
Kent schools break 26 to 30 October, several local schools a week earlier. The Festival, a £6 Tudor trail at the Beaney, Cathedral crafts and two Marlowe shows.