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CT20 1EB

Folkestone Central · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Folkestone
Ward
Folkestone Central
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT20 1AG 21 m
CT20 1BW 25 m
CT20 1EE 35 m
CT20 1BF 38 m
CT20 1AN 48 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 1EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 1
Latitude
51.080502
Longitude
1.179262
British National Grid easting
622,778
British National Grid northing
136,050

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Electoral ward
Folkestone Central · E05010018
Parish or community
E04005040
Westminster constituency
Folkestone and Hythe · E14001239
Output area
E00171559
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 014C · E01033212
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 014 · E02006879

Postcode source versions

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Property

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
25, Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1EB 13 December 2016 £1,470,000
23b, Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1EB 1 June 2009 £22,350
23, Ground Floor And Basement, Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1EB 1 June 2009 £245,318

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. Folkestone Beacon Plus

    Special post 16 institution

    197 m

  2. St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    251 m

  3. Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone

    Academy converter

    359 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,255
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,622
  • Anti social behaviour 565
  • Criminal damage and arson 476
  • Shoplifting 384
  • Other theft 257

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

20 female, 14 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.5% 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+
65.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
65.2%
Gigabit-capable
65.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
47.8%

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

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    230 m

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    276 m

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    410 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    980 m

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    1.5 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    2.4 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shellons Street

    TXR · Folkestone

    0.0 miles

  • Guildhall Street

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.0 miles

  • Lidl

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles

  • Shellons Street Car Park

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles

  • Middelburg Square

    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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Folkestone Beacon Plus is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,255 published events cover 12 months, averaging 354.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,622 events.

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