CT18 7RW

North Downs East · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Folkestone
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Ashford
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 7AX 56 m
CT18 7UD 79 m
CT18 7TR 93 m
CT18 7TT 101 m
CT18 7TX 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 7RW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 7
Latitude
51.118424
Longitude
1.162413
British National Grid easting
621,417
British National Grid northing
140,215

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Parish or community
E04005019
Westminster constituency
Ashford · E14001069
Output area
E00171566
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 002B · E01024541
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 002 · E02005103

Postcode source versions

Explore CT18

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Tye Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7RW 9 February 2024 £560,000
2, Tye Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7RW 15 November 2013 £360,000
6, Tye Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7RW 31 May 2011 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Hawkinge Primary School

    Foundation school

    397 m
  2. The Churchill School

    Academy converter

    653 m
  3. Folkestone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
462
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 172
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Other theft 38
  • Public order 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

10 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
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
0%

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

    3.5 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    3.6 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    4.2 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    4.2 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    4.3 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    4.7 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

  • Aerodrome Road

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.1 miles
  • Campbell Road

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.1 miles
  • Aerodrome Road

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.1 miles
  • Campbell Road

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,349 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £560,000 from 1 recorded sale in CT18 7RW. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Hawkinge Primary School is the nearest published school at 397 m.

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

Recorded crime

462 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 172 events.

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