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CT18 8AW

Cheriton · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cheriton
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 8AP 221 m
CT18 8AN 250 m
CT19 4FR 286 m
CT19 4FS 327 m
CT18 8XX 369 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 8AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8
Latitude
51.092356
Longitude
1.123254
British National Grid easting
618,800
British National Grid northing
137,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Electoral ward
Cheriton · E05010016
Parish or community
E04005040
Westminster constituency
Folkestone and Hythe · E14001239
Output area
E00124320
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 005C · E01024494
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 005 · E02005106

Postcode source versions

Explore CT18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    785 m

  2. Cheriton Primary School

    Foundation school

    809 m

  3. Harcourt Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
894
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 274
  • Shoplifting 222
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Other theft 68
  • Criminal damage and arson 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    1.7 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    3.1 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    3.4 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    3.8 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    3.9 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    4.0 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    4.1 km

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    4.2 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    4.2 km

  • CHURCH ROAD

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

    ODS code G82652

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Longport Police Station

    BCT · Eurotunnel Terminal

    0.1 miles

  • Longport Police Station

    BCT · Eurotunnel Terminal

    0.2 miles

  • Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal

    FTD · Eurotunnel Terminal

    0.3 miles

  • Roman Way

    BCT · Cheriton

    0.3 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Cheriton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 005C, 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

12,497 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 785 m.

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

Recorded crime

894 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 274 events.

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