Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TN28 8FA
Folkestone and Dover
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TN28 8FA
Coordinates
50.9814, 0.9504
Grid reference
TR071243
Easting
607,190
Northing
124,368
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F22XXJ2+H4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
New Romney
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.
4806
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4806 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 TN28 8FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near TN28 8FA
Counts are for New Romney 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
5
YoY -67%
30185
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.2%
Other White3.0%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian49.5%
No religion42.9%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6422.2%
35–4916.2%
65–7413.0%
25–349.7%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Any member 66+20.3%
Other14.8%
All members 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
+ 8 other households · 33.9%
Administrative Information
Folkestone and Hythe
Local Authority
Council AreaFolkestone and Hythe E14001239
Constituency
E14001239Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
New Romney
Constituency code
E14001239
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
New Romney
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 012C E01024539
E01024539MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Folkestone and Hythe 012 E02005113
E02005113LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shepway 012C E01024539
E01024539MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shepway 012 E02005113
E02005113Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
5:42 PM
Sunset
11 hours 51 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
5:42 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 51 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2017
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~9 years
Active Duration
2017 -> PresentOctober 2017 — Introduced
Postcode TN28 8FA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01024539 and MSOA E02005113 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TN28 8FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2017
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~9 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TN28 8FA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 40%
Attainment 8
37.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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