CT20 1DD

Folkestone Central · 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
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT20 1BZ 64 m
CT20 1DF 74 m
CT20 1DB 84 m
CT20 1BY 89 m
CT20 1EU 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 1DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 1
Latitude
51.081020
Longitude
1.175741
British National Grid easting
622,529
British National Grid northing
136,097

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Parish or community
E04005040
Westminster constituency
Folkestone and Hythe · E14001239
Output area
E00124400
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 014C · E01033212
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 014 · E02006879

Postcode source versions

Explore CT20

56 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
52a, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1DD 27 June 2025 £80,000
41, Flat A, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1DD 17 April 2025 £175,000
50d, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1DD 26 May 2023 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone

    Academy converter

    174 m
  2. Folkestone Beacon Plus

    Special post 16 institution

    272 m
  3. Compass Community School Coastal Park

    Other independent special school

    404 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,387
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,685
  • Anti social behaviour 583
  • Criminal damage and arson 488
  • Shoplifting 384
  • Other theft 262

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

33 female, 49 male

Postcode households
59
Residents per household
1.4
CT20 1 residents
6,821

Age bands in CT20 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,280 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

795 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.2%

2,080 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,832 residents

Age 65 and over
13.2%

908 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT20 1 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
79.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
79.4%
Gigabit-capable
79.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
82.5%

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

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    176 m

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    210 m

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    433 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    1.0 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    1.3 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    2.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Connaught Road

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.0 miles
  • Middelburg Square

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles
  • Middelburg Square

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles
  • Middelburg Square

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles
  • Cheriton Gardens

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 014C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,607 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
6
Medium risk addresses
5
Low risk addresses
8
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 £124,000 from 7 recorded sales in CT20 1DD. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone is the nearest published school at 174 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,387 published events cover 12 months, averaging 365.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,685 events.

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