# CT18 8HG: area report for a postcode in Folkestone and Hythe

CT18 8HG is a postcode in Folkestone and Hythe.

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In: [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) › [CT18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct18) › [CT18 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct18-8)

## Around this postcode

- **Sandling, 4.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.0917,51.1258,CT188HG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.0917,51.1258,CT188HG
- **No property in CT18 8HG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.0917,51.1258,CT188HG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.0917,51.1258,CT188HG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.0917,51.1258,CT188HG
- **No gigabit broadband at CT18 8HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.0917,51.1258,CT188HG
- **Low road and rail noise at CT18 8HG**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.0917,51.1258,CT188HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=1.0917,51.1258,CT188HG
- **6.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.0917,51.1258,CT188HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lyminge Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyminge-church-of-england-primary-school-e118679) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £291,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £332,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2024 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £318,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £500,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2023 | £445,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NEW LYMINGE SURGERY (170 m); CHURCH ROAD (460 m)
- Pharmacies: LYMINGE PHARMACY (70 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £303,296** (July 2026). Folkestone and Hythe’s average house price was £303,296 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,864** (2025). Full-time workers living in Folkestone and Hythe earned a median of £38,864 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 165th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Folkestone and Hythe costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Folkestone and Hythe has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 78th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Folkestone and Hythe 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.3** (2025). Folkestone and Hythe 001D has a deprivation score of 18.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,045th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Folkestone and Hythe 001D was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 10,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,322** (2021). Folkestone and Hythe 001D had 1,322 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,265th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 0.0%** (January 2026). In Folkestone and Hythe 001D, 0.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CT18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CT18 was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 674th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,667** (2021). CT18 had 14,667 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 986th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in CT18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.0%** (January 2026). In CT18, 73.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)
- Centre: 51.1258, 1.0917

Council: [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashford): Sojan Joseph (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=1.0917,51.1258,CT188HG

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