Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CT21 4BB
Folkestone and Dover
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CT21 4BB
Coordinates
51.0764, 1.0710
Grid reference
TR152352
Easting
615,217
Northing
135,268
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F3333GC+GC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hythe
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.
31239
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31239 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CT21 4BB
England & WalesCrime trends · near CT21 4BB
Counts are for Hythe 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
27
YoY +8%
372614
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
23
YoY —
33171
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.3%
Other White3.4%
White Irish1.0%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian62.0%
No religion30.4%
Not answered6.7%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6423.5%
65–7418.5%
75–8414.7%
35–4914.5%
10–156.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.2%
Households
All members 66+24.8%
Any member 66+18.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.7%
+ 7 other households · 19.8%
Administrative Information
Folkestone and Hythe
Local Authority
Council AreaFolkestone and Hythe E14001239
Constituency
E14001239Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Hythe
Constituency code
E14001239
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Hythe
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 008A E01024523
E01024523MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Folkestone and Hythe 008 E02005109
E02005109LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shepway 008A E01024523
E01024523MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shepway 008 E02005109
E02005109Urban: 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
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 CT21 4BB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 31239
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024523 and MSOA E02005109 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CT21 4BB 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 CT21 4BB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 34%
Attainment 8
37.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
49%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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