CT18 7AB postcode in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent
CT18 7AB is a postcode in Folkestone and Hythe, in the Cheriton ward. It is in the Folkestone and Hythe parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where CT18 7AB is, and what is near it
- CT18 7AB
- Other postcodes in CT18 7: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 3 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.1010, longitude 1.1574)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after CT18 7AB?
- Folkestone and HytheDistrict council Folkestone and Hythe: bins, council tax, planning
- KentCounty council Kent: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CT18 7AB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- KentPolice force area
- Folkestone and HytheParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Tony Vaughan (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Tony Vaughan
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at CT18 7AB?
None of the homes and businesses at CT18 7AB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at CT18 7AB?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CT18 7AB.
Check the bin days for CT18 7AB on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is CT18 7AB at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CT18 7AB.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Folkestone and Hythe
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CT18 7AB: 1,311 properties in Folkestone and Hythe are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Folkestone and Hythe
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of CT18 7AB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near CT18 7AB?
Homes in CT18 7 sold for a typical £340,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 143 sales, down 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £465,000 54 sales
- Semi-detached £340,000 37 sales
- Terraced £296,250 44 sales
- Flat or maisonette £182,500 8 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CT18 district: a typical £346,000 from 179 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in CT18 7AB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CT18 7AB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near CT18 7AB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around CT18 7AB. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Folkestone and Hythe for 2026‑27: £2,539. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,975 (band B) to £2,539 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,975.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | withheld | £1,693 |
| Band B | about 340 (52%) | £1,975 |
| Band C | about 270 (41%) | £2,257 |
| Band D | about 50 (8%) | £2,539 |
| Band E | fewer than 5 | £3,103 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,667 |
| Band G | withheld | £4,231 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,078 |
When the homes were built
- None Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- 9% 1919 to 1939
- 17% 1945 to 1964
- 33% 1965 to 1982
- 38% 1983 to 1999
- 2% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Folkestone and Hythe before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CT18 7AB is in (ONS area E01024492), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near CT18 7AB?
The nearest open schools to CT18 7AB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to CT18 7AB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CT18 7AB is Folkestone West Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.
- Folkestone West Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
- Folkestone Central Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near CT18 7AB, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near CT18 7AB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT18 7AB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- White House Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01303 275434 1.7 kmCycle
- The New Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2025 · Phone 01303 243516 2.2 kmCycle
- Guildhall Street Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01303 851411 2.5 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near CT18 7AB?
The nearest charging points to the centre of CT18 7AB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 800 mWalk
- Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 800 mWalk
- EVC Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near CT18 7AB?
The nearest to the centre of CT18 7AB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Cheriton Dental Practice Phone 01303 275422 1.7 kmCycle
- Pennypot Dental Hawkinge Phone 01303 760149 1.8 kmCycle
- Blackbull Road Dental Surgery Phone 01303 244785 2.1 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to CT18 7AB?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Royal Victoria Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2015, over 3 years old · Phone 01227 866308 1.9 kmCycle
- Buckland Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2015, over 3 years old · Phone 01227 866308 10.0 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near CT18 7AB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CT18 7AB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Hawkinge House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report April 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01303 890100 1.0 kmWalk
- Hawkinge House Proactive Assessment Unit Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01303 895072 1.0 kmWalk
- Hawkinge House 2nd Floor Unit Phone 01303 890100 1.0 kmWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near CT18 7AB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT18 7AB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Vision Pharmacy, 3a-3b Defiant Close Mon to Thu 8am to 9pm; Fri 8am to 10pm; Sat 8am to 9pm; Sun 1:30pm to 5:30pm · Phone 01303 891751 1.2 kmWalk
- Paydens Pharmacy, 38 Cheriton High Street Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 01303 275625 1.7 kmCycle
- Paydens Pharmacy, 97 Canterbury Road Mon 8:45am to 6:30pm; Tue to Fri 8:45am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01303 892283 1.7 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near CT18 7AB?
The nearest vets to the centre of CT18 7AB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Manor Veterinary Clinic Phone +44 1303273203 1.0 kmWalk
- Abbeywell Vets 2.8 kmCycle
- Barrow Hill Vetenary Practice 6.9 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is CT18 7AB in a conservation area?
The centre of CT18 7AB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near CT18 7AB?
Police.uk records 66 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT18 7AB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other theft 3, robbery 2, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CT18 7AB
- Ward
- Cheriton
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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