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CT18 8FJ

North Downs East · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
North Downs East
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Ashford
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 8BE 51 m
CT18 8BD 77 m
CT18 8BA 138 m
CT18 8BB 159 m
CT18 8FG 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 8FJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8
Latitude
51.098195
Longitude
1.121848
British National Grid easting
618,674
British National Grid northing
137,845

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
E04005027
Westminster constituency
Ashford · E14001069
Output area
E00124612
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

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Cheriton Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.4 km

  2. Harcourt Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.4 km

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
526
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 186
  • Violence and sexual offences 133
  • Other theft 45
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Other crime 27

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

    2.1 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    3.5 km

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    3.6 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    3.8 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    4.1 km

  • CHURCH ROAD

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

    ODS code G82652

    4.2 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    4.3 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    4.3 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    4.3 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal

    FER · Eurotunnel Terminal

    299 m

  • Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal

    FBT · Eurotunnel Terminal

    307 m

  • Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal

    FTD · Eurotunnel Terminal

    671 m

  • Longport Police Station

    BCT · Eurotunnel Terminal

    756 m

  • Newington Turn

    BCT · Newington

    760 m

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Cheriton Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 km.

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

Recorded crime

526 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 186 events.

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