# CT20 1NJ: area report for a postcode in Folkestone and Hythe

CT20 1NJ is a postcode in Folkestone and Hythe.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe. Open the map at CT20 1NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) › [CT20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct20) › [CT20 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct20-1)

## Around this postcode

- **79 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Folkestone and Hythe 004E: 130 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **Folkestone Central, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **No property in CT20 1NJ 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=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Folkestone and Hythe 004E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **£303,296 average price**: For the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT20 1NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **Low road and rail noise at CT20 1NJ**: Road 52 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castle Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-community-primary-school-e133177) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/folkestone-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e118676) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mundella Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mundella-primary-school-e148711) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/folkestone-st-marys-church-of-england-primary-academy-e139310) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-eanswythes-church-of-england-primary-school-e139315) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cep-academy-folkestone-e139309) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Martello Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/martello-primary-e140433) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Compass Community School Coastal Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-community-school-coastal-park-e135510) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £188,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2023 | £316,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE (460 m); THE NEW SURGERY (470 m); GUILDHALL STREET SURGERY (670 m)
- Pharmacies: MCARDLE PHARMACY (200 m); MISTVALE CHEMISTS (470 m); GUILDHALL PHARMACY (670 m); BOOTS (800 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: FOLKESTONE DENTAL CLINIC (200 m); BLACKBULL ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (490 m); PORTMAN SMILE CLINIC FOLKESTONE (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Folkestone Dover Rd Express (320 m, Tesco); Tesco Folkestone Foord Rd Express (540 m, Tesco); Lidl Central Folkestone Folkestone (640 m, Lidl); Asda Folkestone Supercentre (870 m, Asda)

## 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 004E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.5** (2025). Folkestone and Hythe 004E has a deprivation score of 37.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,274th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £257,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Folkestone and Hythe 004E was £257,000 in 2025. Joint 12,221st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,847** (2021). Folkestone and Hythe 004E had 1,847 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,523rd most 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Folkestone and Hythe 004E, 95.0% 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.

## CT20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £287,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CT20 was £287,500 in 2025. Joint 1,054th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,925** (2021). CT20 had 23,925 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,230th most 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: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in CT20 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: 76.7%** (January 2026). In CT20, 76.7% 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: 51.0857, 1.1858

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

## Your MP

- [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/folkestone-and-hythe): Tony Vaughan (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

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [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)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [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=1.1858,51.0857,CT201NJ

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