CT20 2WH

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
CT20 2NQ 2 m
CT20 2XH 26 m
CT20 2PD 49 m
CT20 2QB 55 m
CT20 2TT 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 2WH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 August 2010
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 2
Latitude
51.081465
Longitude
1.161649
British National Grid easting
621,540
British National Grid northing
136,104

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
E00190171
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 006A · E01024511
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 006 · E02005107

Postcode source versions

Explore CT20

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
56, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2WH 26 November 2020 £350,000
56, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2WH 26 June 2009 £400,000

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

    167 m
  2. Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)

    Other independent school

    185 m
  3. The Harvey Grammar School

    Academy converter

    610 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,867
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,391
  • Anti social behaviour 546
  • Shoplifting 420
  • Criminal damage and arson 399
  • Other theft 238

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    573 m

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    833 m

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    1.1 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    1.3 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    1.4 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Ravenlea Road

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles
  • Grimston Avenue

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles
  • Grimston Avenue

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles
  • Ravenlea Road

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.1 miles
  • East Kent College

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 006A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,400 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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 167 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,867 published events cover 12 months, averaging 322.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,391 events.

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