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CT20 3BD

Sandgate & West Folkestone · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Folkestone
Ward
Sandgate & West Folkestone
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT20 3AQ 47 m
CT20 3RR 58 m
CT20 3XN 59 m
CT20 3AG 94 m
CT20 3AJ 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 3BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 3
Latitude
51.073830
Longitude
1.148264
British National Grid easting
620,639
British National Grid northing
135,215

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Electoral ward
Sandgate & West Folkestone · E05010026
Parish or community
E04005041
Westminster constituency
Folkestone and Hythe · E14001239
Output area
E00124463
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 006H · E01024521
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 006 · E02005107

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Property

At this postcode

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Flat 3, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3BD 23 October 2024 £240,000
21, Flat 2, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3BD 25 September 2024 £220,000
17, Flat 2, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3BD 19 April 2024 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. The Folkestone School for Girls

    Academy converter

    386 m

  2. Sandgate Primary School

    Community school

    711 m

  3. School of English Studies

    Miscellaneous

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,170
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 442
  • Anti social behaviour 188
  • Criminal damage and arson 161
  • Other theft 80
  • Public order 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

19 female, 14 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.7
CT20 3 residents
9,394

Age bands in CT20 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,559 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,095 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

2,461 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

2,228 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

1,676 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT20 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    815 m

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    1.5 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    1.9 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    2.3 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    2.5 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    2.9 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    4.3 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Sandgate

    0.0 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Sandgate

    0.0 miles

  • The Crescent

    BCT · Sandgate

    0.2 miles

  • The Crescent

    BCT · Sandgate

    0.2 miles

  • Enbrook Road

    BCT · Sandgate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,054 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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
16
Low risk addresses
5
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £232,500 from 4 recorded sales in CT20 3BD. 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

Published establishments

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Folkestone School for Girls is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,170 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 442 events.

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