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

CT20 3TZ 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 3TZ 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

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Folkestone and Hythe 006G: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **Folkestone West, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **No property in CT20 3TZ 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=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Folkestone and Hythe 006G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **£302,106 average price**: For the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT20 3TZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CT20 3TZ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **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=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Folkestone School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-folkestone-school-for-girls-e137837) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 62.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cheriton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheriton-primary-school-e118480) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandgate-primary-school-e118505) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Soul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-souls-church-of-england-primary-school-e146950) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/folkestone-st-martins-church-of-england-primary-school-e118675) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seabrook Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seabrook-church-of-england-primary-school-e118678) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Morehall Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morehall-primary-school-and-nursery-e145012) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 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 | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £64,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| January 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2026 | £267,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £102,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: FOLKESTONE DENTAL CENTRE (220 m); NEKA WELLBEING SANDGATE (740 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £302,106** (August 2026). Folkestone and Hythe’s average house price was £302,106 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 006G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.3** (2025). Folkestone and Hythe 006G has a deprivation score of 14.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,618th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Folkestone and Hythe 006G was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 12,666th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,804** (2021). Folkestone and Hythe 006G had 1,804 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,735th 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: 90.9%** (January 2026). In Folkestone and Hythe 006G, 90.9% 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: 51.0789, 1.1372

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), August 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=1.1372,51.0789,CT203TZ

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