Postcode CT21 6JQ (Folkestone and Hythe)

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The postcode CT21 6JQ is located in Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. CT21 6JQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CT21 6JQ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of CT21 6JQ as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to CT21 6JQ is St Nicholas Road which is centered 15 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Hythe Light Railway Station and is 178 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 180 m away at Hythe Station (RHDR) The closest railway station is Sandling Rail Station, 2.32 km away.

The closest primary school to CT21 6JQ (for ages 11 and under) is Hythe Bay CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 5, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Brockhill Park Performing Arts College. The last OFSTED inspection on October 13, 2021 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of CT21 6JQ is Red Lion Hotel and is 347 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 12, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Papas and is 85 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 23, 2016.

Residents reported an average download speed of 26.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 5.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CT21 6JQ is covered by the Kent police force association and Eastern and Coastal Kent is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to CT21 6JQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CT21 6JQ, and the approximate distance away.

St Nicholas Road 15 m
Victoria Avenue 93 m
Boundary Road 107 m
Frampton Road 110 m
Fort Road 153 m
Hermitage Close 174 m
Scanlons Bridge Road 216 m
Sutherland Close 217 m
Military Road 219 m
Portland Close 259 m
Lyell Close 281 m
Sir John Moore Avenue 295 m
Bridge Close 303 m
Green Lane 324 m
Ferguson Way 341 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CT21 6JQ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from CT21 6JQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School Good
(December 5, 2017)
357 m
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Good
(September 28, 2018)
785 m
Saltwood CofE Primary School Outstanding
(July 12, 2007)
1.27 km
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.41 km
Palmarsh Primary School Good
(October 2, 2019)
1.78 km
Seabrook Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 14, 2011)
3.27 km
Lympne Church of England Primary School Good
(October 14, 2021)
3.31 km
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(April 24, 2015)
3.94 km
Cheriton Primary School Good
(October 30, 2019)
4.28 km
All Soul's Church of England Primary School 5.19 km
Harcourt Primary School Good
(October 6, 2021)
5.25 km
The Folkestone School for Girls Outstanding
(October 12, 2012)
5.43 km
Sandgate Primary School Good
(September 16, 2021)
5.55 km
Turner Free School 5.66 km
Morehall Primary School and Nursery Good
(October 2, 2019)
5.74 km
The Harvey Grammar School Outstanding
(March 17, 2016)
6.06 km
Sellindge Primary School Outstanding
(June 10, 2009)
6.29 km
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) Good
(November 28, 2019)
6.41 km
Lyminge Church of England Primary School Good
(July 18, 2018)
6.47 km
Compass Community School Coastal Park Requires improvement
(December 12, 2019)
6.73 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CT21 6JQ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Papas Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 23, 2016
85 m
Shepway Foodbank Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
132 m
Greenly Coffee Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 29, 2021
210 m
RH&DR Hythe Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 29, 2021
210 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 14, 2019
241 m
BP Central - Motor Fuel Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 14, 2015
266 m
Chens Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
July 12, 2019
283 m
Red Lion Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
347 m
Hythe Bay Children's Centre Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 23, 2021
357 m
Hythe Bay Church Of England Primary School And Childrens Cen School/college/university 4
Good
September 23, 2021
357 m
The Gem Newsagents Retailers - other 4
Good
March 17, 2022
381 m
Hythe View Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
424 m
The Royal British Legion Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
June 24, 2016
433 m
Mit Milch Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 3, 2021
443 m
Old Post Office Guesthouse Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 7, 2017
469 m
Nincomsoup Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
475 m
Snack Wagon Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 7, 2019
477 m
Lazy Shack Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 16, 2021
481 m
Salvation Army Hall Retailers - other Exempt
July 24, 2012
483 m
Doveys & Moore Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 3, 2021
519 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CT21 6JQ - Data from Apr 2022

Hythe Light Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 178 m
Hythe Light Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 180 m
Sir John Moore Avenue Bus Stop/Station 204 m
Fort Road Bus Stop/Station 204 m
Red Lion Square Bus Stop/Station 341 m
Hythe Station (RHDR) Metro/Tram 180 m
Hythe Station (RHDR) Metro/Tram 225 m
Hythe Station (RHDR) Metro/Tram 227 m
Sandling Rail Station Rail 2.32 km
Sandling Rail Station Rail 2.34 km
Westenhanger Rail Station Rail 3.75 km
Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal Ferry 3.92 km
Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal Ferry 4.25 km
Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal Ferry 4.26 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 16.2 km
Kent International Airport Air 36.64 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CT21 6JQ - Data from Dec 2021

Redbrooks Wood Woodland Or Forest 854 m
Little Redbrooks Shaw Woodland Or Forest 907 m
Mill Leese Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Harp Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.44 km
Orchard Field Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Willow Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Blackhouse Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Chesterfield Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Ash Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.98 km
Black Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.02 km
Heane Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.04 km
Grange Alders Woodland Or Forest 2.41 km
Folks' Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Whitenbrook Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
Scene Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.54 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CT21 6JQ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 32.5 Mbps 26.7 Mbps 42.26 Mbps
Upload 6.6 Mbps 5.8 Mbps 14.95 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7.7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16.3 2.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 38.3 9.1
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

30 meters consuming 295,781 kWh - mean 9,859 kWh : median 9,871 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

27 meters consuming 66,439 kWh - mean 2,461 kWh : median 2,068 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CT21 6JQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.07022400
Longitude 1.07446100
OS Easting 615489
OS Northing 0134596
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15939
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
County Electorial Division Hythe West ED
Electoral Ward Hythe Rural
Local Authority District Folkestone and Hythe
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Kent and Medway

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000112
Travel To Work Area Folkestone and Dover

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Cancer Alliance Kent and Medway
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Kent and Medway
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Kent and Medway CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Folkestone BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Hythe BUASD
Workplace Zone E33043273
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Shepway 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Shepway 010E
Output Area / Small Area 8B1