Folkestone and Hythe
84 addresses across 4 postcodes (CT20), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34500742.
53 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 11, D: 28, E: 10, F: 1). 14 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Folkestone and Hythe costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 60% to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Folkestone Central, about 520 m away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Folkestone Garden of Remembrance, is about 280 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 36 to 40 m above sea level. 75 of its 84 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Manor Clinic, about 160 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km. About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 874 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
53 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: Flat (39); House, mid-terrace (7); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1900-1929 (30); before 1900 (14); 1930-1949 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (22); owner-occupied (19); rented (social) (2).
Council tax
What each band costs in Folkestone and Hythe in 2026-27: Band D £2,539 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,693 | £1,975 | £2,257 | £2,539 | £3,103 | £3,667 | £4,231 | £5,078 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (58% of about 1,020 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 23 September 2026: AFFINITY WATER - SOUTH EAST, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 14 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT20 1EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 6 | unlikely |
| CT20 1BY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT20 1DD | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 5 / 8 | unlikely |
| CT20 2AP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 84 addresses are between 36 m and 40 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT20 1BY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT20 1DD | 100% | 79% | 79% | 0% |
| CT20 1EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT20 2AP | 100% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Folkestone Central 817,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m |
| Folkestone West 970,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Sandling 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Middelburg Square Folkestone | 40 m |
| Ferry terminal | Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest NCP Car Park Folkestone Middleburg Square | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Pleydell Gardens Car Park | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 64.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 95.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Manor Clinic | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bupa Dental Care Folkestone | 250 m |
| Hospital | Royal Victoria Hospital (Folkestone) | 710 m |
| Police station | Folkestone Police Station | 590 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Folkestone Garden of Remembrance 3,050 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Lower Leas Coastal Park 18 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest F51 1,880 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | Canterbury Road Recreation Ground 1.8 ha | 800 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Folkestone War Memorial, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m south-east. 104 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Folkestone War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-east |
| The Leas Lift, including waiting rooms, pump room, lower station tanks, track, cars, wheel houses, tank room, upper station tunnel and railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south-east |
| 18 and 20, Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m east |
| The Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m east |
| Martello tower no 4, Cliff Road, Folkestone | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Two Martello towers, East Cliff | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Martello tower no 5 at Folkestone School for Girls | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bayle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 530 m east |
| West Cliff | Cliff or slope | 580 m south |
| Fishing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 710 m north-west |
| Folkestone Beach | Beach | 1.1 km east |
| Sugarloaf Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north |
| The Warren | Wood | 3.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 48 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 84 |
75 of the street's 84 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 250 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 470 m | No published inspection |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 830 m | No published inspection |
| Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 840 m | No published inspection |
| Mundella Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Castle Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Harvey Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Folkestone Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.5 km | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Folkestone Primary | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sandgate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Martello Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M N P Complete Care CT20 1EU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 50 m | 5 Very good | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Shalu Mini Mart CT20 1BY | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| Bouverie News CT20 1AU | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Sotirios Bar & Restaurant CT20 2RX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2024 |
| Sandwich Shop CT20 2AZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Aug 2026 |
| The Little Place......Next Door CT20 2AZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2024 |
| The Coterie CT20 2AY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2025 |
| The Firkin Alehouse CT20 2AZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| FARL CT20 2AZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Annapurna CT20 2AY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2024 |
| Subway CT20 1AE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Asda Cafe CT20 1AU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Asda Stores CT20 1AU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 180 m | 5 Very good | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Kentmere B&B CT20 1DG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 180 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2020 |
| Sports Direct CT20 1AU | Retailers - other | 190 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 250 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 204 |
| Shoplifting | 172 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 74 |
| Other theft | 39 |
| Public order | 31 |
| Drugs | 28 |
| Other crime | 19 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Possession of weapons | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (180); On or near Supermarket (139); On or near Claremont Road (89); On or near Coolinge Road (74); On or near Bouverie Place (64).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CT20 1EU: 80 addresses of 83 in the postcode
- CT20 1BY: 2 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- CT20 1DD: 1 address of 101 in the postcode
- CT20 2AP: 1 address of 55 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in CT20 and across Folkestone and Hythe.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.