CT21 4FW

Hythe Rural · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT21 4FX 133 m
CT21 4FY 166 m
CT21 4FR 214 m
CT21 4DB 233 m
CT21 4DT 255 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT21 4FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 4
Latitude
51.055254
Longitude
1.039636
British National Grid easting
613,116
British National Grid northing
132,830

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Parish or community
E04005020
Westminster constituency
Folkestone and Hythe · E14001239
Output area
E00190204
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 009B · E01024530
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 009 · E02005110

Postcode source versions

Explore CT21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Palmarsh Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Lympne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km
  3. Hythe Bay CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other theft 8
  • Drugs 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT21 4 residents
4,983

Age bands in CT21 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

672 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

430 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

859 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

1,375 residents

Age 65 and over
30.1%

1,437 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

3

within 5 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    3.4 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    3.8 km

  • MARTELLO HEALTH CENTRE

    20 CHAPEL ROAD, DYMCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, TN29 0TD

    ODS code G82665

    4.5 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

  • Botolph's Bridge Road

    BCT · Hythe

    0.3 miles
  • Botolph's Bridge Road

    BCT · Hythe

    0.3 miles
  • Martello Lakes

    BCT · Hythe

    0.3 miles
  • Martello Lakes

    BCT · Hythe

    0.3 miles
  • Palmarsh Avenue

    BCT · Hythe

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 009B, 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

18,987 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Palmarsh Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 54 events.

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