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CT18 8NP

North Downs West · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 8NR 32 m
CT18 8DF 107 m
CT18 8AR 122 m
CT18 8FL 151 m
CT18 8DE 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 8NP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2000
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8
Latitude
51.115600
Longitude
1.094810
British National Grid easting
616,700
British National Grid northing
139,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Electoral ward
North Downs West · E05010024
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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Lyminge Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.0 km

  3. Harcourt Primary School

    Foundation school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 6
  • Public order 4
  • Burglary 3

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    997 m

  • CHURCH ROAD

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

    ODS code G82652

    1.6 km

  • HAWKINGE AND ELHAM

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

    ODS code G82165

    4.2 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    4.8 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Gatekeeper

    BCT · Etchinghill

    0.1 miles

  • The Gatekeeper

    BCT · Etchinghill

    0.1 miles

  • St Marys Drive

    BCT · Etchinghill

    0.2 miles

  • St Mary's Drive

    BCT · Etchinghill

    0.2 miles

  • Newbarn Corner

    BCT · Etchinghill

    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

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lyminge Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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