CT20 2QW

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT19 5HB 88 m
CT19 5HD 105 m
CT20 2QR 117 m
CT20 2QP 119 m
CT20 2QN 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 2QW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 2
Latitude
51.082330
Longitude
1.169562
British National Grid easting
622,090
British National Grid northing
136,224

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
E00124396
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 015A · E01024508
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 015 · E02006880

Postcode source versions

Explore CT20

66 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Flat 4, Kingsnorth Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2QW 4 December 2025 £150,000
8, Kingsnorth Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2QW 21 November 2025 £150,000
14, Kingsnorth Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2QW 28 July 2025 £675,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Compass Community School Coastal Park

    Other independent special school

    326 m
  2. Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)

    Other independent school

    388 m
  3. Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone

    Academy converter

    404 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,668
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,742
  • Anti social behaviour 619
  • Criminal damage and arson 493
  • Shoplifting 485
  • Other theft 286

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
78

48 female, 30 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
1.8
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 1% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
31.8%

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 straight-line

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    343 m

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    581 m

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    830 m

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    976 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    1.1 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Folkestone Central Rail Station

    RLY · Folkestone

    0.0 miles
  • Folkestone Central Rail Station

    RSE · Folkestone

    0.0 miles
  • Folkestone Central Rail Station

    TXR · Folkestone

    0.0 miles
  • Castle Hill Avenue

    TXR · Folkestone

    0.1 miles
  • Folkestone Central Railway Station

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,385 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
6 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
3
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 £178,500 from 8 recorded sales in CT20 2QW. 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. Compass Community School Coastal Park is the nearest published school at 326 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,668 published events cover 12 months, averaging 389 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,742 events.

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