CT18 7NF

Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne · Dover · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 7ND 66 m
CT18 7HH 81 m
CT18 7JL 143 m
CT18 7UY 190 m
CT18 7JN 202 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 7NF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 7
Latitude
51.100931
Longitude
1.205265
British National Grid easting
624,500
British National Grid northing
138,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dover · E07000108
Parish or community
E04004903
Westminster constituency
Dover and Deal · E14001202
Output area
E00122838
Lower layer super output area
Dover 014A · E01024198
Middle layer super output area
Dover 014 · E02005054

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Capel-le-Ferne Primary School

    Community school

    869 m
  2. Martello Primary

    Academy sponsor led

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

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
230
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 94
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Other theft 14
  • Vehicle crime 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    2.1 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    2.6 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    2.8 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    3.2 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    4.2 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Battle of Britain Memorial

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.1 miles
  • Battle of Britain Memorial

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.1 miles
  • Capel Street

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.1 miles
  • Capel Street

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.2 miles
  • Valiant Sailor

    BCT · Capel le Ferne

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Capel-le-Ferne Primary School is the nearest published school at 869 m.

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

Recorded crime

230 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 94 events.

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