CT20 3WW

Cheriton · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT20 3XP 71 m
CT20 3XW 74 m
CT20 3XR 113 m
CT20 3SZ 130 m
CT20 3WU 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT20 3WW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT20
Postcode sector
CT20 3
Latitude
51.082232
Longitude
1.131169
British National Grid easting
619,402
British National Grid northing
136,098

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
E00190180
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 005D · E01024495
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 005 · E02005106

Postcode source versions

Explore CT20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Cheriton Primary School

    Foundation school

    553 m
  2. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

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

    Academy converter

    985 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,362
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 496
  • Shoplifting 225
  • Anti social behaviour 187
  • Other theft 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 86

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

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    1.2 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    2.1 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    3.0 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    3.3 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    3.3 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    3.5 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    3.6 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    3.7 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

  • Convenience Store

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Tower Theatre

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Alma Road

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Sapper Row

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.3 miles
  • Cromwell Park Place

    BCT · Shorncliffe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,640 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Cheriton Primary School is the nearest published school at 553 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,362 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 496 events.

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