CT18 8FQ

North Downs West · 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 8FR 26 m
CT18 8FS 34 m
CT18 8FN 35 m
CT18 8FP 60 m
CT18 8NS 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 8FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8
Latitude
51.123482
Longitude
1.091321
British National Grid easting
616,419
British National Grid northing
140,566

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Parish or community
E04005023
Westminster constituency
Ashford · E14001069
Output area
E00124609
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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Gessens Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8FQ 30 September 2025 £385,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Lyminge Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    556 m
  2. Elham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.4 km
  3. Stowting Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
63
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Burglary 6
  • Other theft 6
  • Public order 6

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

3

within 5 km

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    89 m

  • CHURCH ROAD

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

    ODS code G82652

    690 m

  • HAWKINGE AND ELHAM

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

    ODS code G82165

    3.4 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

  • Mayfield Road

    BCT · Lyminge

    0.2 miles
  • Mayfield Road

    BCT · Lyminge

    0.2 miles
  • The Sidings

    BCT · Lyminge

    0.3 miles
  • Wesley Terrace

    BCT · Lyminge

    0.3 miles
  • Silverlands Road

    BCT · Lyminge

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £385,000 from 1 recorded sale in CT18 8FQ. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lyminge Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 556 m.

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

Recorded crime

63 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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