Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6562
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6562 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 TN29 9BU
Crime trends · near TN29 9BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY stable
ASB
3
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
10
YoY +67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
45
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,498
White Brit.96.4%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,499
No religion53.3%
Christian40.6%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,497
50–6419.8%
35–4918.0%
25–3411.3%
65–7410.9%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.8%
Households
Total households: 618
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 Area
Folkestone and Hythe E14001239
Constituency
E14001239
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 013C E01024534
E01024534
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Folkestone and Hythe 013 E02005114
E02005114
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shepway 013C E01024534
E01024534
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shepway 013 E02005114
E02005114
Larger 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
4:07 AM
Sunrise
7:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
7:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1995
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> Present
December 1995 — Introduced
Postcode TN29 9BU 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: 6562
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 9BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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