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CT20 1FF

Folkestone Central · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1DZ 39 m
CT20 1EA 44 m
CT20 1SB 47 m
CT20 1DY 49 m
CT20 1DP 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 1FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 1
Latitude
51.079957
Longitude
1.180452
British National Grid easting
622,864
British National Grid northing
135,993

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
E00171561
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    148 m

  2. Folkestone Beacon Plus

    Special post 16 institution

    213 m

  3. Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone

    Academy converter

    462 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,206
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,601
  • Anti social behaviour 558
  • Criminal damage and arson 471
  • Shoplifting 384
  • Other theft 255

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    300 m

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    324 m

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    496 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

    1.5 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    2.5 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

    0.1 miles

  • Guildhall Street

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 148 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,206 published events cover 12 months, averaging 350.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,601 events.

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