CT21 4RW

Hythe · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT21 5BE 11 m
CT21 5BQ 28 m
CT21 5AT 32 m
CT21 5BN 39 m
CT21 5BG 43 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT21 4RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 4
Latitude
51.070968
Longitude
1.081840
British National Grid easting
616,000
British National Grid northing
134,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Electoral ward
Hythe · E05010020
Parish or community
E04005020
Westminster constituency
Folkestone and Hythe · E14001239
Output area
E00124482
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 010C · E01024525
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 010 · E02005111

Postcode source versions

Explore CT21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Hythe Bay CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    407 m
  2. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Saltwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
599
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 219
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Shoplifting 46
  • Other theft 44

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 straight-line

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    213 m

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    402 m

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Red Lion Square

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Red Lion Square

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Old Prospect Road

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Old Prospect Road

    BCT · Hythe

    0.2 miles
  • Hillcrest Road middle

    BCT · Hythe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 010C, 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

12,534 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hythe Bay CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 407 m.

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

Recorded crime

599 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 219 events.

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