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CT20 1YP

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 2QD 61 m
CT20 2LA 69 m
CT20 2PS 114 m
CT20 2LB 139 m
CT20 2LD 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 1YP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 1
Latitude
51.078751
Longitude
1.160892
British National Grid easting
621,500
British National Grid northing
135,800

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
E00124412
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 015C · E01024510
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 015 · E02006880

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. School of English Studies

    Miscellaneous

    212 m

  2. Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)

    Other independent school

    368 m

  3. Sandgate Primary School

    Community school

    658 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,496
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,245
  • Anti social behaviour 488
  • Shoplifting 372
  • Criminal damage and arson 370
  • Other theft 217

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 straight-line

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    274 m

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    897 m

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    1.3 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    1.4 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    1.5 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Dixwell Road

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.2 miles

  • Sandgate Road Surgery

    TXR · Folkestone

    0.2 miles

  • The Metropole

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.2 miles

  • Ravenlea Road

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.2 miles

  • Grimston Avenue

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 015C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,611 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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. School of English Studies is the nearest published school at 212 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,496 published events cover 12 months, averaging 291.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,245 events.

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