St John's Street Folkestone
93 addresses across 9 postcodes (CT20), about 250 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34501055.
- Energy: 51 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 30, D: 15, E: 2).
- Flood: 62 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Folkestone and Hythe costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Folkestone Central, about 860 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Payers Park, is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 20 to 30 m above sea level.
- Noise: 34 of its 93 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Harbour Medical Practice, about 140 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 22% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 329 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
51 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 43 m². Most common: Flat (34); House, mid-terrace (11); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1983-1990 (29); 1900-1929 (10); before 1900 (10). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (29); owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (56% of about 3,050 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
- 29 September 2026 to 30 September 2026: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 32 addresses are in areas at high risk, 30 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 40 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 35 medium, 5 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT20 1JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CT20 1TZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT20 1HX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT20 1HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT20 1JD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT20 1HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT20 1HW | zone 3 | 6 / 29 / 5 | unlikely |
| CT20 1HY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT20 1JE | not in 2 or 3 | 26 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 93 addresses are between 20 m and 30 m above sea level (24 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT20 1HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT20 1HW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT20 1HX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT20 1HY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT20 1HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT20 1JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT20 1JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT20 1JE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT20 1TZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Folkestone Central 817,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Folkestone West 970,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Sandling 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 58 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Health Centre Folkestone | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shellons Street Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Upper Payers Car Park | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 64 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 96 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harbour Medical Practice | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Guildhall Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portman Smile Clinic Folkestone | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Victoria Hospital (Folkestone) | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Folkestone Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payers Park 2,980 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Radnor Park 7.9 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest F51 1,880 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Canterbury Road Recreation Ground 1.8 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 18 and 20, Church Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m (0.3 miles) south. 78 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 18 and 20, Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south |
| The Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Folkestone War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| 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* | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Two Martello towers, East Cliff | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and Roman villa, 60m ESE of No.64 Wear Bay Road | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bayle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Folkestone Beach | Beach | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| East Cliff | Cliff or slope | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Boating Pond | Lake or reservoir | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Dover Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| The Warren | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 30 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 59 | 93 |
34 of the street's 93 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Folkestone and Hythe: see them on the Folkestone and Hythe page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Mundella Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Castle Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | 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 |
| Martello Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Folkestone Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | 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 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Harvey Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Shop Convenience CT20 1JZ | Retailers - other | 110 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 May 2026 |
| Memel Shop CT20 1JX | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Nila Express CT20 1LL | Retailers - other | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 7 Nov 2025 |
| F51 Sports Park CT20 1SD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
| The Sports Trust CT20 1SD | Other catering premises | 160 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Hinxhill Fields CT20 1HS | Manufacturers/packers | 190 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2023 |
| Dover Road Social Club CT20 1JZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 6 Apr 2021 |
| Cube Cafe CT20 1SD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2023 |
| Sunflower House CT19 5AE | Other catering premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 1 Nov 2023 |
| Quarterhouse CT20 1JR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2025 |
| Tofts Cafe Bar CT20 1HQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2023 |
| Rebels Coffee CT20 1JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2024 |
| Chummys Cookhouse CT20 1LA | Manufacturers/packers | 240 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Stricklands Bakery CT20 1LA | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2023 |
| The Blind Pig CT20 1JR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 162 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Other theft | 20 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Other crime | 10 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Foord Road South (49); On or near Bellevue Street (46); On or near Queen Street (39); On or near Charlotte Street (35); On or near New Street (34).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 2 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 1JB: 35 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- CT20 1TZ: 30 addresses
- CT20 1HX: 11 addresses
- CT20 1HZ: 11 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- CT20 1JD: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- CT20 1HU: 1 address of 40 in the postcode
- CT20 1HW: 1 address of 45 in the postcode
- CT20 1HY: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- CT20 1JE: 1 address of 59 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bellevue Street · Mount Pleasant Road · Peter Street · Queen Street · Clarence Street · Bradstone Road · Harvey Street · Shepway Close · Bradstone New Road · New Street · Foord Road South · Eastfields
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 industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.