Around average
IMD England
Low · 1.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£390,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CT18 8BU
Folkestone and Dover
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CT18 8BU
Coordinates
51.1126, 1.0922
Grid reference
TR165393
Easting
616,532
Northing
139,356
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F33437R+2V
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Etchinghill
Travel to Work
Folkestone and Dover
ITL Region
Folkestone and Hythe
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
20010
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20010 out of 32,844 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 & WalesProperty sales · CT18 8BU
HM Land Registry · Folkestone and Hythe
Average price
£386,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £390,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Aug '25Aug '25: 1 sales · avg £390,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£455k£385k£315k
Jul '24May '25Aug '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CT18 8BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near CT18 8BU
Counts are for North Downs West electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY -57%
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.7%
Other White2.4%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian54.7%
No religion37.4%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
35–4916.8%
65–7415.8%
75–8411.7%
25–347.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%
Households
All members 66+18.4%
Any member 66+16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.5%
Other8.5%
+ 7 other households · 29.0%
Administrative Information
Folkestone and Hythe
Local Authority
Council AreaAshford E14001069
Constituency
E14001069Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
North Downs West
Constituency code
E14001069
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Lyminge
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 008D E01024550
E01024550MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Folkestone and Hythe 008 E02005109
E02005109LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shepway 008D E01024550
E01024550MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shepway 008 E02005109
E02005109Smaller 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 village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:35 AM
Sunrise
6:04 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:35 AM
Sunset (today)
6:04 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CT18 8BU 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 village E1. IMD England rank: 20010
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01024550 and MSOA E02005109 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CT18 8BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CT18 8BU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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