CT20 3FL

Cheriton · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT20 3FJ 37 m
CT20 3FP 51 m
CT20 3FN 77 m
CT20 3FQ 87 m
CT20 3JB 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 3FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 3
Latitude
51.087935
Longitude
1.126127
British National Grid easting
619,022
British National Grid northing
136,717

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Electoral ward
Cheriton · E05010016
Parish or community
E04005040
Westminster constituency
Folkestone and Hythe · E14001239
Output area
E00124325
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 005C · E01024494
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 005 · E02005106

Postcode source versions

Explore CT20

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Blaker Close, Folkestone, CT20 3FL 31 January 2020 £315,000
4, Blaker Close, Folkestone, CT20 3FL 8 December 2017 £259,500
3, Blaker Close, Folkestone, CT20 3FL 8 December 2017 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    297 m
  2. Cheriton Primary School

    Foundation school

    378 m
  3. All Soul's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,168
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 400
  • Shoplifting 222
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Other theft 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

6 female, 10 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT20 3 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
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

9

within 5 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    1.4 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    2.6 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    3.3 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    3.4 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    3.7 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    3.7 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    3.9 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    3.9 km

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Broadview

    BCT · Cheriton

    0.1 miles
  • Broadview

    BCT · Cheriton

    0.1 miles
  • Roman Way

    BCT · Cheriton

    0.1 miles
  • Roman Way

    BCT · Cheriton

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Cheriton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 005C, 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

12,497 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 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 297 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,168 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 400 events.

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