CT21 5RJ

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT21 5FD 24 m
CT21 5RS 102 m
CT21 5RP 113 m
CT21 5RR 116 m
CT21 5QT 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT21 5RJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2010
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 5
Latitude
51.071689
Longitude
1.122805
British National Grid easting
618,866
British National Grid northing
134,901

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
E00124493
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 005F · E01024528
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 005 · E02005106

Postcode source versions

Explore CT21

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

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km
  3. Cheriton Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
348
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 136
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Other theft 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Drugs 17

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    2.4 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    2.5 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    2.6 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    2.8 km

  • MANOR CLINIC

    31 MANOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2SE

    ODS code G82232

    3.7 km

  • GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY

    65-69 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EJ

    ODS code G82091

    4.0 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82217

    4.3 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    128 CANTERBURY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SR

    ODS code G82086

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Battery Point

    BCT · Sandgate

    0.1 miles
  • Battery Point

    BCT · Sandgate

    0.1 miles
  • The Fountain

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.1 miles
  • The Fountain

    BCT · Seabrook

    0.2 miles
  • Castle Bay

    BCT · Sandgate

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 005F, 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

12,140 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Evidence in context

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 200 m.

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

Recorded crime

348 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 136 events.

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