CT18 8LU

North Downs East · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Ashford
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 8FE 57 m
CT18 8LB 185 m
CT18 8FH 262 m
CT18 8LD 407 m
CT18 8JY 498 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 8LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1997
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8
Latitude
51.129398
Longitude
1.117175
British National Grid easting
618,200
British National Grid northing
141,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Parish or community
E04005017
Westminster constituency
Ashford · E14001069
Output area
E00124304
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 001A · E01024490
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 001 · E02005102

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Lyminge Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km
  2. Elham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km
  3. The Churchill School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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 straight-line

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    1.9 km

  • CHURCH ROAD

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

    ODS code G82652

    2.0 km

  • HAWKINGE AND ELHAM

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

    ODS code G82165

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Bereforstal Farm

    BCT · Ottinge

    1.1 miles
  • Ottinge Crossroads

    BCT · Ottinge

    1.1 miles
  • Bereforstal Farm

    BCT · Ottinge

    1.1 miles
  • The Sidings

    BCT · Lyminge

    1.1 miles
  • Ottinge Crossroads

    BCT · Ottinge

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 001A, 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

17,255 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lyminge Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 1 events.

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