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CT18 7LA

Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Folkestone
Ward
Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne
Local authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 7HP 62 m
CT18 7JY 99 m
CT18 7LB 108 m
CT18 7LD 109 m
CT18 7JZ 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 7LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 7
Latitude
51.101060
Longitude
1.214003
British National Grid easting
625,111
British National Grid northing
138,441

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dover · E07000108
Electoral ward
Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne · E05012855
Parish or community
E04004903
Westminster constituency
Dover and Deal · E14001202
Output area
E00122841
Lower layer super output area
Dover 014A · E01024198
Middle layer super output area
Dover 014 · E02005054

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Albany Road, Capel Le Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 7LA 17 April 2025 £294,000
44, Albany Road, Capel Le Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 7LA 26 March 2025 £330,000
34, Albany Road, Capel Le Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 7LA 9 August 2022 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. Capel-le-Ferne Primary School

    Community school

    656 m

  2. Martello Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km

  3. Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
111
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Burglary 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

18 female, 19 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.3% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
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

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    2.6 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    3.1 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    3.3 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    3.7 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    4.7 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    5.0 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

  • Alexandra Road

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.1 miles

  • Alexandra Road

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.1 miles

  • Helena Road

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.1 miles

  • Capel Street

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.2 miles

  • Helena Road

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dover 014A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,243 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £320,000 from 3 recorded sales in CT18 7LA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dover is £276,234 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Capel-le-Ferne Primary School is the nearest published school at 656 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 37 events.

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