Postcode CT21 6LQ (Folkestone and Hythe)

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The postcode CT21 6LQ is located in Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in September 1981 and is an active postcode. CT21 6LQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CT21 6LQ 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 6LQ as Constrained city dwellers > White communities > Constrained young families.

The closest road name to CT21 6LQ is Reachfields which is centered 64 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Fort Road and is 143 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 202 m away at Hythe Station (RHDR) The closest railway station is Sandling Rail Station, 2.33 km away.

The closest primary school to CT21 6LQ (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 6LQ is Red Lion Hotel and is 655 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 12, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Chens Garden and is 102 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on July 12, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 14.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 1.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 1.8% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 1.8% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 98.2% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CT21 6LQ 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 6LQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Reachfields 64 m
Lyell Close 74 m
Sutherland Close 93 m
Fort Road 179 m
Green Lane Avenue 183 m
Green Lane 187 m
Ferguson Way 195 m
Boundary Road 251 m
Alexandra Court 258 m
Frampton Road 261 m
Orchard Valley 280 m
Scanlons Bridge Road 304 m
Mill Fields Road 338 m
Military Road 511 m
Sir John Moore Avenue 535 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CT21 6LQ

Introduction September 1981
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 6LQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School Good
(December 5, 2017)
608 m
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Good
(September 28, 2018)
879 m
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.37 km
Saltwood CofE Primary School Outstanding
(July 12, 2007)
1.45 km
Palmarsh Primary School Good
(October 2, 2019)
1.49 km
Lympne Church of England Primary School Good
(October 14, 2021)
3.03 km
Seabrook Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 14, 2011)
3.58 km
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(April 24, 2015)
4.24 km
Cheriton Primary School Good
(October 30, 2019)
4.58 km
All Soul's Church of England Primary School 5.49 km
Harcourt Primary School Good
(October 6, 2021)
5.54 km
The Folkestone School for Girls Outstanding
(October 12, 2012)
5.73 km
Sandgate Primary School Good
(September 16, 2021)
5.85 km
Turner Free School 5.97 km
Morehall Primary School and Nursery Good
(October 2, 2019)
6.05 km
Sellindge Primary School Outstanding
(June 10, 2009)
6.1 km
The Harvey Grammar School Outstanding
(March 17, 2016)
6.37 km
Lyminge Church of England Primary School Good
(July 18, 2018)
6.59 km
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) Good
(November 28, 2019)
6.72 km
Dymchurch Primary School Requires improvement
(June 20, 2018)
6.93 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Gem Newsagents Retailers - other 4
Good
March 17, 2022
97 m
Chens Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
July 12, 2019
102 m
Shepway Foodbank Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
181 m
Greenly Coffee Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 29, 2021
223 m
RH&DR Hythe Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 29, 2021
223 m
Snack Wagon Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 7, 2019
228 m
Papas Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 23, 2016
301 m
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 9, 2019
378 m
Little Explorers Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 12, 2021
491 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 14, 2019
514 m
BP Central - Motor Fuel Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 14, 2015
564 m
Lazy Shack Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 16, 2021
575 m
Hythe Bay Children's Centre Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 23, 2021
608 m
Hythe Bay Church Of England Primary School And Childrens Cen School/college/university 4
Good
September 23, 2021
608 m
Hythe View Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
638 m
Red Lion Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
655 m
The Royal British Legion Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
June 24, 2016
684 m
Dabba - The Spice Pot Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 23, 2020
747 m
Flippers Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 8, 2019
747 m
Windy Hill Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 11, 2021
747 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Fort Road Bus Stop/Station 143 m
Hythe Light Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 264 m
Hythe Light Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 265 m
Reachfields Bus Stop/Station 268 m
Reachfields Bus Stop/Station 296 m
Hythe Station (RHDR) Metro/Tram 202 m
Hythe Station (RHDR) Metro/Tram 208 m
Hythe Station (RHDR) Metro/Tram 245 m
Sandling Rail Station Rail 2.33 km
Sandling Rail Station Rail 2.35 km
Westenhanger Rail Station Rail 3.6 km
Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal Ferry 4.2 km
Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal Ferry 4.51 km
Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal Ferry 4.52 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 15.97 km
Kent International Airport Air 36.86 km

Nearby Nature

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

Redbrooks Wood Woodland Or Forest 749 m
Little Redbrooks Shaw Woodland Or Forest 756 m
Harp Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.29 km
Mill Leese Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Willow Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.74 km
Chesterfield Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Black Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.9 km
Orchard Field Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Blackhouse Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.99 km
Heane Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.09 km
Folks' Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Ash Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km
House Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.53 km
Kiln Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
Grange Alders Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 12.8 Mbps 14.5 Mbps 76.81 Mbps
Upload 0.6 Mbps 1.3 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.8 0.9
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 98.2% 14.6 0.8
30-300 Mbps 0% 77 20
300+ Mbps 1.8% - -

Gas Consumption

54 meters consuming 425,079 kWh - mean 7,872 kWh : median 7,526 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

56 meters consuming 216,928 kWh - mean 3,874 kWh : median 3,141 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CT21 6LQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.06961700
Longitude 1.07018100
OS Easting 615192
OS Northing 0134516
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: White communities
Subgroup: Constrained young families
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 7C2