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5504
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5504 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 CT21 5DE
Crime trends · near CT21 5DE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY -43%
ASB
6
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY +500%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
9
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
58
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,437
White Brit.92.0%
Other White3.7%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,438
Christian54.0%
No religion40.0%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,445
50–6421.7%
65–7417.3%
35–4916.7%
75–8411.8%
25–347.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.8%
Households
Total households: 789
Any member 66+28.3%
Other21.4%
All members 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children5.8%
+ 6 other households · 24.6%
Administrative Information
Folkestone and Hythe
Local Authority
Council Area
Folkestone and Hythe E14001239
Constituency
E14001239
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 010B E01024524
E01024524
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Folkestone and Hythe 010 E02005111
E02005111
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shepway 010B E01024524
E01024524
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shepway 010 E02005111
E02005111
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
4:07 AM
Sunrise
7:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
7:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CT21 5DE 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: 5504
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024524 and MSOA E02005111 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CT21 5DE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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