Strong on schools, with transport to consider

Reculver at a glance

House prices
£365,750
Middle68th percentile
Schools
98th percentile
Strong
Transport
9th percentile
Weak
Crime rate
54.7 per 1,000 residents
Middle63rd percentile
Flood risk
50.8% of the area in flood zones
More flood-zone land95th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Reculver a good place to live?

Reculver may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker and more of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Canterbury below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Families who care about school performance

Watch out for

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
  • More of the area is in river or sea flood zones than most neighbourhoods in England; check the flood map for the specific property

Crime rate in Reculver

Crime rate

Crime rate
54.7 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
63rd percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Reculver

House prices

Median sale price
£365,750
Percentile
68th percentile nationally

House prices are above the national middle range.

Median of 36 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Reculver

Schools

98th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Reculver

Flood risk

50.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 49.1% of the area. That is the 95th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Reculver

Transport

9th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Reculver a good place to live?

Reculver may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker and more of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Reculver safe?

Reculver ranks in the 63rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Reculver?

The median sale price was £365,750 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 68th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Reculver?

Schools rank in the 98th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Reculver?

Nearby public profiles include Gorrell in Canterbury and Beltinge in Canterbury.