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CT20 2JP

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT20 2UW 136 m
CT20 2EL 163 m
CT20 2EW 201 m
CT20 2EJ 216 m
CT20 2EN 227 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 2JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 2
Latitude
51.074124
Longitude
1.169672
British National Grid easting
622,137
British National Grid northing
135,312

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
E00124407
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 015B · E01024509
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. Folkestone Beacon Plus

    Special post 16 institution

    787 m

  2. School of English Studies

    Miscellaneous

    825 m

  3. Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)

    Other independent school

    881 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,284
  • Anti social behaviour 472
  • Criminal damage and arson 386
  • Shoplifting 374
  • Other theft 212

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
CT20 2 residents
7,559

Age bands in CT20 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.4%

874 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

609 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

1,947 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,091 residents

Age 65 and over
28.2%

2,169 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT20 2 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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 straight-line

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    749 m

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    793 m

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    1.1 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    1.3 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    1.9 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Trinity Gardens

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.2 miles

  • Trinity Gardens

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.2 miles

  • Castle House

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.2 miles

  • The Metropole

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.3 miles

  • Civic Centre

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,112 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 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.

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 787 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 294.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,284 events.

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