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CT18 7AE

North Downs East · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Folkestone
Ward
North Downs East
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Ashford
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 7RR 139 m
CT18 7GW 158 m
CT18 7SH 209 m
CT18 7RT 212 m
CT18 7GZ 238 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 7AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 7
Latitude
51.106723
Longitude
1.157699
British National Grid easting
621,143
British National Grid northing
138,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Electoral ward
North Downs East · E05010023
Parish or community
E04005019
Westminster constituency
Ashford · E14001069
Output area
E00171570
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 002F · E01033214
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 002 · E02005103

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sunny Bank Farm, Gibraltar Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AE 20 February 2026 £575,000
Terlingham Manor Farm, Gibraltar Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AE 25 November 2025 £1,452,702
Yonder View, Gibraltar Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AE 27 February 2025 £800,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. The Churchill School

    Academy converter

    693 m

  2. Hawkinge Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km

  3. Folkestone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
588
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 173
  • Shoplifting 109
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Other theft 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

21 female, 28 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.2
CT18 7 residents
11,467

Age bands in CT18 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,944 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,153 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

2,464 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

3,186 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

2,600 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT18 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
26.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
39.1%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    2.3 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    2.6 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    3.1 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    3.1 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    3.2 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    3.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Atkinson Road

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.3 miles

  • Honner Close

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.3 miles

  • Proctor Walk

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.4 miles

  • Lidl

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.4 miles

  • Lidl

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 002F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,722 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £800,000 from 7 recorded sales in CT18 7AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Folkestone and Hythe is £304,717 in June 2026, up 2.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Churchill School is the nearest published school at 693 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

588 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 173 events.

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