# CT20 3QN: area report for a postcode in Folkestone and Hythe

CT20 3QN 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 3QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) › [CT20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct20) › [CT20 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct20-3)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Folkestone and Hythe 005E: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **Folkestone West, 350 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **No property in CT20 3QN 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=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Folkestone and Hythe 005E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **£303,296 average price**: For the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT20 3QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **Low road and rail noise at CT20 3QN**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **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=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandgate-primary-school-e118505) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Folkestone School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-folkestone-school-for-girls-e137837) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 62.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Harvey Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-harvey-grammar-school-e138480) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 65.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Morehall Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morehall-primary-school-and-nursery-e145012) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birchwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-e135462) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [All Soul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-souls-church-of-england-primary-school-e146950) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earlscliffe-sussex-summer-schools-ltd-e138405) | Independent | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Turner Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/turner-free-school-e145923) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £770,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2023 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2023 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2023 | £560,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £360,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £274,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Folkestone West (350 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WHITE HOUSE SURGERY (680 m); SANDGATE ROAD (840 m)
- Pharmacies: PAYDENS PHARMACY (760 m); FOLKESTONE PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: CHERITON DENTAL PRACTICE (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Cheriton Folkestone (790 m, Morrisons); Co-op Cheriton (920 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 005E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.0** (2025). Folkestone and Hythe 005E has a deprivation score of 20.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,678th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £307,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Folkestone and Hythe 005E was £307,500 in 2025. Joint 14,940th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,506** (2021). Folkestone and Hythe 005E had 1,506 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,210th 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: 87.7%** (January 2026). In Folkestone and Hythe 005E, 87.7% 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.

## 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: 51.0821, 1.1509

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=1.1509,51.0821,CT203QN

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