Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4635
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4635 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.
Police Recorded Crime near CT20 1BT
Crime trends · near CT20 1BT
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
81
YoY +21%
ASB
36
YoY +44%
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY +67%
Burglary
4
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
25
YoY +47%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
38
YoY +23%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising
247
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,506
White Brit.71.9%
Other White13.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.6%
Other Asian2.4%
African1.9%
+ 1 other groups · 8.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,495
No religion47.6%
Christian39.9%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim3.2%
Other religion2.1%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,498
25–3420.8%
50–6420.8%
35–4920.3%
65–748.4%
20–247.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.8%
Households
Total households: 839
Other42.0%
Any member 66+10.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
+ 8 other households · 20.6%
Administrative Information
Folkestone and Hythe
Local Authority
Council Area
Folkestone and Hythe E14001239
Constituency
E14001239
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Folkestone Central
Constituency code
E14001239
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Folkestone
International Territorial Level
Folkestone and Hythe
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS Scotland
Kent 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 014C E01033212
E01033212
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Folkestone and Hythe 014 E02006879
E02006879
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shepway 014C E01033212
E01033212
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shepway 014 E02006879
E02006879
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:06 AM
Sunrise
7:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:06 AM
Sunset (today)
7:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2005
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> Present
June 2005 — Introduced
Postcode CT20 1BT introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 4635
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033212 and MSOA E02006879 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CT20 1BT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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