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CT18 7RA

North Downs East · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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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 7JA 57 m
CT18 7BW 82 m
CT18 7PP 147 m
CT18 7DA 165 m
CT18 7PG 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 7RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 7
Latitude
51.111226
Longitude
1.169767
British National Grid easting
621,966
British National Grid northing
139,437

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
E00124571
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 002C · E01024542
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 002 · E02005103

Postcode source versions

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Property

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, The Oaks, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7RA 21 December 2020 £535,000
1, The Oaks, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7RA 15 January 2019 £475,000
4, The Oaks, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7RA 6 October 2017 £430,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. Hawkinge Primary School

    Foundation school

    555 m

  2. The Churchill School

    Academy converter

    744 m

  3. Folkestone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
446
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 166
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Other theft 32
  • Public order 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

4 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT18 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
50%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    2.6 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    3.1 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

    3.3 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    3.4 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • The White Horse

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.1 miles

  • The White Horse

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.1 miles

  • Heyford Close

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.2 miles

  • Heyford Close

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.2 miles

  • De Havilland Close

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,336 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Hawkinge Primary School is the nearest published school at 555 m.

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

Recorded crime

446 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 166 events.

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