CT18 8BJ

Hythe · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Folkestone
Ward
Hythe
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 8BL 309 m
CT21 5UU 489 m
CT21 5UZ 570 m
CT21 5UY 639 m
CT21 5UT 650 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 8BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8
Latitude
51.082797
Longitude
1.102904
British National Grid easting
617,420
British National Grid northing
136,077

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Electoral ward
Hythe · E05010020
Parish or community
E04005033
Westminster constituency
Folkestone and Hythe · E14001239
Output area
E00124614
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008D · E01024550
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008 · E02005109

Postcode source versions

Explore CT18

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Dibgate Cottages, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8BJ 30 June 2024 £280,000
Foxlair, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8BJ 18 August 2017 £757,500
1, Dibgate Cottages, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8BJ 28 February 2011 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
13
Secondary
5
  1. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km
  2. Saltwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km
  3. Seabrook Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
194
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 78
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Other theft 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

2 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.2% 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+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    1.7 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    2.1 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    3.1 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    4.0 km

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    4.7 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    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

  • Saxon Close

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.8 miles
  • Saxon Close

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.8 miles
  • Cannongate Road

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.8 miles
  • St Saviour's Hospital

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.8 miles
  • St Saviour's Hospital

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 008D, 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

20,010 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £280,000 from 1 recorded sale in CT18 8BJ. 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 5 secondary schools. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

194 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.

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