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CT18 postcode area · Folkestone and Hythe

The CT18 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dover, Folkestone and Hythe. Area Scores range from 2 to 85 across them. Every full CT18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CT18 district contains both ends of the scale: Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill at 85 out of 100 (#1,006 of 6,856 in England) against Folkestone Harbour at 2, an 83-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £197,000 in Folkestone Harbour to £470,000 in Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill — a 2.4× gap within the CT18 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dover and Folkestone and Hythe — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,015a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CT18 district

£378,250median home sold over the past year · +12.0% over 5 years · +6.5% over the year · 240 sales
Detached£465,000
Semi-detached£352,500
Terraced£300,000
Flat£190,000
Folkestone and Hythe£318,250
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Saltwood, Seabrook & EtchinghillFolkestone and Hythe 1,00685 £470,000
Elms Vale & Capel-le-FerneDover 2,82959 £300,000
Lyminge, Densole & ElhamFolkestone and Hythe 3,02156 £460,000
HawkingeFolkestone and Hythe 3,34351 £345,000
Cheriton & Horn StreetFolkestone and Hythe 4,10440 £302,500
Folkestone North EastFolkestone and Hythe 5,64718 £340,000
Folkestone HarbourFolkestone and Hythe 6,6822 £197,000

People living in CT18 Census 2021

Residents54,093
Median age (est.)46
Density320per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 12%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 41% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CT18

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CT18 district.

Folkestone

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CT18.

CT19 CT50 CT20 CT21 CT16 CT17 CT15 CT4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.