CT POSTCODE AREA · 9 DISTRICTS SAMPLED
Canterbury mobile coverage O2 strongest indoors, 98% vs EE 81% CT postcode area
No network wins Canterbury on overall coverage: all four are within 4 points, but indoors O2 reaches 98% of sampled addresses and EE 81%.
Canterbury as a whole
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Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 814 addresses in 49 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Canterbury
Where the networks split most
- CT8 Westgate-on-Sea, Garlinge, Westbrook: indoors O2 and Vodafone 100%, EE 19%.
- CT3 Sturry, Adisham, Well: indoors Three 100%, EE 34%.
- CT9 Cliftonville, Manston, St. Peters: indoors O2, Three and Vodafone 100%, EE 71%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor | 5G-grade outdoor |
|---|---|---|
| EE | 19% in CT8 Westgate-on-Sea; 100% in 3 districts | 82% in CT8 Westgate-on-Sea; 100% in 6 districts |
| Three | 71% in CT8 Westgate-on-Sea; 100% in 6 districts | within 8 points |
| Vodafone | 78% in CT3 Sturry; 100% in 6 districts | within 8 points |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 2 districts nearest the middle (CT6 Herne, CT7 Birchington) against the 2 furthest out (CT5 Chestfield, CT9 Cliftonville): no network differs by 8 points or more between them.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | 5G-grade outdoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Nackington, Thanington, Lower Hardres | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 27 small sample |
| CT2 | Sturry, Blean, Dunkirk | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 69 |
| CT3 | Sturry, Adisham, Well | EE 34%; Three 100% | 100% on all four | 50 |
| CT4 | Hardres, Downs, Adisham | Vodafone 0%; EE 89% | Vodafone 68%; EE 100% | 19 small sample |
| CT5 | Chestfield, Blean, Gorrell | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 181 |
| CT6 | Herne, Sturry, Chestfield | EE 90%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 136 |
| CT7 | Birchington, Westgate-on-Sea, Acol | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 100 |
| CT8 | Westgate-on-Sea, Garlinge, Westbrook | EE 19%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | EE 82%; the rest 100% | 78 |
| CT9 | Cliftonville, Manston, St. Peters | EE 71%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 154 |
Marked small sample: under 30 addresses sampled. Listed, but left out of the comparisons above.
Guide: Best Mobile Network in Canterbury (2026): CT1 to CT9 Compared
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