# CT21 5LZ: area report for a postcode in Folkestone and Hythe

CT21 5LZ 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 CT21 5LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) › [CT21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct21) › [CT21 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct21-5)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Folkestone and Hythe 008C: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **Sandling, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **8 of 21 properties in CT21 5LZ at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at low risk, 2 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Folkestone and Hythe 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **£303,296 average price**: For the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CT21 5LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at CT21 5LZ**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **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=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hythe Bay CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hythe-bay-cofe-primary-school-e131020) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saltwood CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saltwood-cofe-primary-school-e118744) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e149261) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 67% 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 | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £546,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2024 | £844,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £725,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2023 | £77,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2024 | £565,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SUN LANE (510 m); OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (620 m); EAKINS CHEMIST (650 m); PAYDENS PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (520 m); COUNTRY DENTAL LTD (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Hythe (470 m, Waitrose); Iceland Hythe (870 m, Iceland)

## 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.7** (2025). Folkestone and Hythe 008C has a deprivation score of 8.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,099th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £498,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Folkestone and Hythe 008C was £498,000 in 2025. Joint 4,842nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,631** (2021). Folkestone and Hythe 008C had 1,631 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,602nd 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 008C, 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.

## CT21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CT21 was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 727th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,186** (2021). CT21 had 17,186 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,122nd 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: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in CT21 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: 82.4%** (January 2026). In CT21, 82.4% 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: 51.0723, 1.0947

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=1.0947,51.0723,CT215LZ

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