CT16 1XA

North Downs East · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Ashford
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 7AD 126 m
CT18 7SJ 822 m
CT18 7RZ 843 m
CT18 7SD 861 m
CT18 7SB 865 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT16 1XA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT16
Postcode sector
CT16 1
Latitude
51.103493
Longitude
1.144006
British National Grid easting
620,200
British National Grid northing
138,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Parish or community
E04005027
Westminster constituency
Ashford · E14001069
Output area
E00124611
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008D · E01024550
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008 · E02005109

Postcode source versions

Explore CT16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Harcourt Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km
  2. Turner Free School

    Free schools

    1.5 km
  3. The Churchill School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
508
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 206
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Other theft 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Drugs 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT16 1 residents
4,093

Age bands in CT16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

588 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

438 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

1,138 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

1,146 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

965 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    1.8 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    3.1 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    3.2 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    3.3 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    3.3 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOLKESTONE HEALTH CENTRE, 15-25 DOVER ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1JY

    ODS code G82217

    3.5 km

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    4.4 km

  • CHURCH ROAD

    THE SURGERY, CHURCH ROAD, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8HY

    ODS code G82652

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Atkinson Road

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.6 miles
  • Honner Close

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.7 miles
  • Proctor Walk

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.7 miles
  • Battle of Britain Museum

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.8 miles
  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Cheriton

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 008D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,010 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Harcourt Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

508 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 206 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.