Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 4.3 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South East
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
10349
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10349 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CT18 7FZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near CT18 7FZ
Counts are for North Downs East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY stable
30209
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
22
YoY +29%
26154
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
753
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.8%
Other White2.2%
Other Asian1.8%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
No religion46.1%
Christian45.0%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim1.2%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
50–6419.7%
25–3411.5%
10–1510.1%
5–98.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.4%
One person: other11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
One person: aged 66+9.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
+ 9 other households · 38.4%
Coordinates & Location for CT18 7FZ
Folkestone and Dover
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CT18 7FZ
Coordinates
51.1140, 1.1509
Grid reference
TR206396
Easting
620,630
Northing
139,691
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F334572+J8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hawkinge
Travel to Work
Folkestone and Dover
ITL Region
Folkestone and Hythe
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Folkestone and Hythe
Local Authority
Council AreaAshford E14001069
Constituency
E14001069Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
North Downs East
Constituency code
E14001069
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Hawkinge
International Territorial Level
Folkestone and Hythe
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Folkestone and Hythe 002B E01024541
E01024541MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Folkestone and Hythe 002 E02005103
E02005103LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shepway 002B E01024541
E01024541MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shepway 002 E02005103
E02005103Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
7:13 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
10 hours 57 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:13 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 57 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentJune 1997 — Introduced
Postcode CT18 7FZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01024541 and MSOA E02005103 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 10349
Present — Active
Postcode CT18 7FZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near CT18 7FZ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
76%
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