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CT21 5AF

Hythe · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hythe
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT21 5AD 37 m
CT21 5AG 37 m
CT21 5BS 37 m
CT21 5JG 41 m
CT21 5ED 45 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT21 5AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2016
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 5
Latitude
51.071527
Longitude
1.082848
British National Grid easting
616,068
British National Grid northing
134,765

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
E00124480
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
14
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Hythe Bay CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    501 m

  2. Saltwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  3. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
596
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 218
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • 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 5 residents
6,449

Age bands in CT21 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

754 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.7%

436 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.4%

1,007 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,875 residents

Age 65 and over
37.7%

2,464 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

    270 m

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    326 m

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Prospect Road

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles

  • Red Lion Square

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles

  • Old Prospect Road

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles

  • Red Lion Square

    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

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hythe Bay CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 501 m.

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

Recorded crime

596 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 218 events.

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