CT18 8AD

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 8JR 471 m
CT18 8AA 525 m
CT18 8AB 631 m
CT18 8AG 736 m
CT18 7AH 840 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 8AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8
Latitude
51.115895
Longitude
1.135073
British National Grid easting
619,516
British National Grid northing
139,852

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Parish or community
E04005030
Westminster constituency
Ashford · E14001069
Output area
E00171565
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 002E · E01033213
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 002 · E02005103

Postcode source versions

Explore CT18

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
St Oswald House, Paddlesworth, Folkestone, CT18 8AD 23 March 2015 £780,000
St Oswald House, Paddlesworth, Folkestone, CT18 8AD 28 October 2010 £650,000
Church Cottage, Paddlesworth, Folkestone, CT18 8AD 3 September 2009 £340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. The Churchill School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Hawkinge Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.1 km
  3. Harcourt Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 48
  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Other theft 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Public order 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

9 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
CT18 8 residents
3,426

Age bands in CT18 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

419 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

212 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

535 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

847 residents

Age 65 and over
34.8%

1,073 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT18 8 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+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Gigabit-capable
57.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
28.6%

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

9

within 5 km

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    3.2 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    3.3 km

  • CHURCH ROAD

    THE SURGERY, CHURCH ROAD, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8HY

    ODS code G82652

    3.6 km

  • HAWKINGE AND ELHAM

    ELHAM SURGERY, OLD ROAD, ELHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 6UH

    ODS code G82165

    4.4 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    4.4 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    4.7 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    4.8 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    4.8 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Battle of Britain Museum

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.8 miles
  • Haskard Close

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.8 miles
  • Proctor Walk

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.9 miles
  • Haskard Close

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.9 miles
  • Atkinson Road

    BCT · Hawkinge

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,811 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Churchill School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 48 events.

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