CT20 3HD

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 3QG 34 m
CT20 3RF 40 m
CT20 3QF 77 m
CT20 3QQ 96 m
CT20 3QD 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 3HD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 3
Latitude
51.083075
Longitude
1.149991
British National Grid easting
620,716
British National Grid northing
136,248

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
E00124425
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 006D · E01024514
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 006 · E02005107

Postcode source versions

Explore CT20

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Paddock Mews, Folkestone, CT20 3HD 11 December 2025 £305,000
8, Paddock Mews, Folkestone, CT20 3HD 21 June 2024 £280,000
6, Paddock Mews, Folkestone, CT20 3HD 28 July 2023 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Sandgate Primary School

    Community school

    378 m
  2. Morehall Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    590 m
  3. The Harvey Grammar School

    Academy converter

    608 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,269
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 782
  • Anti social behaviour 306
  • Shoplifting 273
  • Criminal damage and arson 228
  • Other theft 162

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

9 female, 11 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.3
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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    557 m

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    962 m

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    1.7 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    2.0 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    2.2 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    2.3 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    4.6 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    5.0 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

  • Hook Close

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Hook Close

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.1 miles
  • The Nailbox

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.1 miles
  • The Nailbox

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Folkestone West Railway Station

    BCT · Folkestone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

21,093 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £320,000 from 9 recorded sales in CT20 3HD. 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. Sandgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 378 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,269 published events cover 12 months, averaging 189.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 782 events.

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