CT21 5XY

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 5UL 94 m
CT21 5UN 94 m
CT21 5XR 113 m
CT21 5XA 137 m
CT21 5PJ 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT21 5XY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 5
Latitude
51.076092
Longitude
1.092175
British National Grid easting
616,700
British National Grid northing
135,300

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
E00124494
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008C · E01024527
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008 · E02005109

Postcode source versions

Explore CT21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
4
  1. Saltwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  2. Hythe Bay CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  3. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
559
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 206
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Other theft 40
  • Shoplifting 33

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    603 m

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    1.0 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    4.0 km

  • SANDGATE ROAD

    180 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HN

    ODS code G82121

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Saltwood Care Centre

    BCT · Hythe

    0.2 miles
  • Saltwood Care Centre

    BCT · Hythe

    0.2 miles
  • Tanner's Hill Gardens

    BCT · Hythe

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Road

    BCT · Hythe

    0.2 miles
  • Tanner's Hill Gardens

    BCT · Hythe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,646 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 4 secondary schools. Saltwood CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

559 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 206 events.

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