CT21 5DH

Hythe · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hythe
Ward
Hythe
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT21 5LG 47 m
CT21 5DJ 54 m
CT21 5JH 58 m
CT21 5LE 75 m
CT21 5DP 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT21 5DH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 5
Latitude
51.072179
Longitude
1.085404
British National Grid easting
616,244
British National Grid northing
134,845

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

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, The Dene, Hythe, CT21 5DH 12 April 2024 £290,000
7, The Dene, Hythe, CT21 5DH 14 April 2021 £285,000
10, The Dene, Hythe, CT21 5DH 23 May 2017 £329,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Hythe Bay CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    683 m
  2. Saltwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  3. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
595
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 216
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • Shoplifting 46
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

9 female, 5 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.3
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT21 5 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    163 m

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    397 m

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    4.6 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

  • Old Prospect Road

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Old Prospect Road

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Douglas Avenue

    BCT · Hythe

    0.2 miles
  • Douglas Avenue

    BCT · Hythe

    0.2 miles
  • Saltwood Care Centre

    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.

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
1
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 £290,000 from 1 recorded sale in CT21 5DH. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hythe Bay CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 683 m.

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

Recorded crime

595 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 216 events.

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