Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TN29 9BL
Folkestone and Dover
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TN29 9BL
Coordinates
50.9494, 0.8976
Grid reference
TR036206
Easting
603,629
Northing
120,658
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F22WVXX+Q3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lydd
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.
3211
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3211 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 TN29 9BL
England & WalesCrime trends · near TN29 9BL
Counts are for Walland & Denge Marsh 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
18
YoY -31%
26189
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.4%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
No religion53.3%
Christian40.6%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6419.8%
35–4918.0%
25–3411.3%
65–7410.9%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.8%
Households
Any member 66+15.2%
Other14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
+ 8 other households · 39.0%
Administrative Information
Folkestone and Hythe
Local Authority
Council AreaFolkestone and Hythe E14001239
Constituency
E14001239Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Walland & Denge Marsh
Constituency code
E14001239
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Lydd
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 013C E01024534
E01024534MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Folkestone and Hythe 013 E02005114
E02005114LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shepway 013C E01024534
E01024534MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shepway 013 E02005114
E02005114Larger 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
5:36 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 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 TN29 9BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 3211
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01024534 and MSOA E02005114 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TN29 9BL 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 TN29 9BL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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