CT21 5RF

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 5RG 26 m
CT21 5RQ 35 m
CT21 5RE 41 m
CT21 5RD 42 m
CT21 5RH 42 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT21 5RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 5
Latitude
51.072318
Longitude
1.118421
British National Grid easting
618,556
British National Grid northing
134,958

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
E00124495
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008B · E01024526
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008 · E02005109

Postcode source versions

Explore CT21

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hannant Court, 2, Victoria Grove, Hythe, CT21 5RF 5 September 2025 £360,000
1, Victoria Grove, Hythe, CT21 5RF 27 June 2025 £262,500
2, Victoria Grove, Hythe, CT21 5RF 1 October 2024 £255,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Seabrook Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km
  3. Cheriton Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
275
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 102
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Other theft 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Other crime 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

11 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.3% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

8

within 5 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    2.2 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    2.5 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    2.6 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    2.9 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    4.0 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    4.3 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    4.6 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    4.8 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

  • The Fountain

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.0 miles
  • The Fountain

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.1 miles
  • Cliff Road

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.1 miles
  • Cliff Road

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.2 miles
  • Springfield Way

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 008B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,355 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
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 £260,750 from 4 recorded sales in CT21 5RF. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Seabrook Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 118 m.

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

Recorded crime

275 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 102 events.

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