CT20 3EZ

Sandgate & West Folkestone · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT20 3XF 181 m
CT20 3WT 190 m
CT20 3XD 212 m
CT20 3HA 218 m
CT20 3XA 233 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 3EZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 3
Latitude
51.079849
Longitude
1.128795
British National Grid easting
619,247
British National Grid northing
135,826

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Parish or community
E04005041
Westminster constituency
Folkestone and Hythe · E14001239
Output area
E00124453
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 006G · E01024519
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 006 · E02005107

Postcode source versions

Explore CT20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    672 m
  2. Cheriton Primary School

    Foundation school

    838 m
  3. Seabrook Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 416
  • Shoplifting 223
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Other theft 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    1.5 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    2.2 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    3.0 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    3.1 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    3.4 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    3.5 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    3.7 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Sapper Row

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Sapper Row

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.2 miles
  • The Britannia

    BCT · Horn Street

    0.3 miles
  • The Britannia

    BCT · Horn Street

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,072 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 672 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 416 events.

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