# CT21 6LQ: area report for a postcode in Folkestone and Hythe

CT21 6LQ 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 6LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) › [CT21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct21) › [CT21 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct21-6)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. Folkestone and Hythe 010E: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **Sandling, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **57 of 57 properties in CT21 6LQ at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Folkestone and Hythe 010E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **£303,296 average price**: For the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **1.8% can get gigabit broadband at CT21 6LQ**: Superfast for 1.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CT21 6LQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **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=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hythe Bay CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hythe-bay-cofe-primary-school-e131020) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 49% 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 | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brockhill Park Performing Arts College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockhill-park-performing-arts-college-e137458) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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) |
| [Palmarsh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/palmarsh-primary-school-e118490) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £282,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £218,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2024 | £247,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: PAYDENS PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: PENNYPOT DENTAL SURGERY (740 m); COUNTRY DENTAL LTD (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Dymchurch Road (310 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Hythe (510 m, Sainsburys); 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 010E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.3** (2025). Folkestone and Hythe 010E 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: £361,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Folkestone and Hythe 010E was £361,750 in 2025. Joint 10,940th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,404** (2021). Folkestone and Hythe 010E had 1,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,366th 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: 72.3%** (January 2026). In Folkestone and Hythe 010E, 72.3% 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: 51.0696, 1.0702

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=1.0702,51.0696,CT216LQ

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