CT18 8DB postcode in Etchinghill, Kent

CT18 8DB is a postcode in Etchinghill, in the North Downs West ward of Folkestone and Hythe. It is in the Ashford parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Folkestone and Hythe: 80% Typical price £382,500 Homes sold in CT18 8, last 12 months. ▼ 10% on the year before Nearest station Sandling 3.2 km in a straight line

Where CT18 8DB is, and what is near it

Map of CT18 8DB and what is near it Map of CT18 8DB: its centre point, with the 153 other postcodes in the CT18 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CT18 8AE: also in CT18 8CT18 8AF: also in CT18 8CT18 8AR: also in CT18 8CT18 8AZ: also in CT18 8CT18 8BA: also in CT18 8CT18 8BB: also in CT18 8CT18 8BD: also in CT18 8CT18 8BE: also in CT18 8CT18 8BG: also in CT18 8CT18 8BP: also in CT18 8CT18 8BQ: also in CT18 8CT18 8BS: also in CT18 8CT18 8BT: also in CT18 8CT18 8BU: also in CT18 8CT18 8BW: also in CT18 8CT18 8BX: also in CT18 8CT18 8BY: also in CT18 8CT18 8BZ: also in CT18 8CT18 8DA: also in CT18 8CT18 8DE: also in CT18 8CT18 8DF: also in CT18 8CT18 8DG: also in CT18 8CT18 8DQ: also in CT18 8CT18 8DR: also in CT18 8CT18 8DS: also in CT18 8CT18 8DU: also in CT18 8CT18 8DX: also in CT18 8CT18 8DY: also in CT18 8CT18 8DZ: also in CT18 8CT18 8EA: also in CT18 8CT18 8EB: also in CT18 8CT18 8ED: also in CT18 8CT18 8EE: also in CT18 8CT18 8EF: also in CT18 8CT18 8EG: also in CT18 8CT18 8EH: also in CT18 8CT18 8EJ: also in CT18 8CT18 8EL: also in CT18 8CT18 8EN: also in CT18 8CT18 8EP: also in CT18 8CT18 8EQ: also in CT18 8CT18 8ER: also in CT18 8CT18 8ES: also in CT18 8CT18 8ET: also in CT18 8CT18 8EU: also in CT18 8CT18 8EW: also in CT18 8CT18 8EX: also in CT18 8CT18 8EY: also in CT18 8CT18 8EZ: also in CT18 8CT18 8FA: also in CT18 8CT18 8FB: also in CT18 8CT18 8FE: also in CT18 8CT18 8FG: also in CT18 8CT18 8FH: also in CT18 8CT18 8FJ: also in CT18 8CT18 8FL: also in CT18 8CT18 8FN: also in CT18 8CT18 8FP: also in CT18 8CT18 8FQ: also in CT18 8CT18 8FR: also in CT18 8CT18 8FS: also in CT18 8CT18 8HF: also in CT18 8CT18 8HG: also in CT18 8CT18 8HH: also in CT18 8CT18 8HJ: also in CT18 8CT18 8HL: also in CT18 8CT18 8HN: also in CT18 8CT18 8HP: also in CT18 8CT18 8HQ: also in CT18 8CT18 8HS: also in CT18 8CT18 8HT: also in CT18 8CT18 8HU: also in CT18 8CT18 8HW: also in CT18 8CT18 8HX: also in CT18 8CT18 8HY: also in CT18 8CT18 8HZ: also in CT18 8CT18 8JA: also in CT18 8CT18 8JB: also in CT18 8CT18 8JD: also in CT18 8CT18 8JE: also in CT18 8CT18 8JF: also in CT18 8CT18 8JG: also in CT18 8CT18 8JH: also in CT18 8CT18 8JJ: also in CT18 8CT18 8JL: also in CT18 8CT18 8JN: also in CT18 8CT18 8JQ: also in CT18 8CT18 8JW: also in CT18 8CT18 8LA: also in CT18 8CT18 8LB: also in CT18 8CT18 8LD: also in CT18 8CT18 8LX: also in CT18 8CT18 8LZ: also in CT18 8CT18 8NB: also in CT18 8CT18 8ND: also in CT18 8CT18 8NH: also in CT18 8CT18 8NL: also in CT18 8CT18 8NQ: also in CT18 8CT18 8NR: also in CT18 8CT18 8NS: also in CT18 8CT18 8NX: also in CT18 8CT18 8NY: also in CT18 8 Sandling station 3.2 kmHawkinge and Elham 4.4 kmWestenhanger station 4.4 kmTurner Free School 4.5 kmNorth Downs West CT18 8DB Map of CT18 8DB and what is near it Map of CT18 8DB: its centre point, with the 153 other postcodes in the CT18 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.7 kmWestenhanger station 4.4 kmTurner Free School 4.5 kmNorth Downs West CT18 8DB
  • CT18 8DB
  • Other postcodes in CT18 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.1136, longitude 1.0943)

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; 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 8DB?

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 8DB?

Every home and business at CT18 8DB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Folkestone and Hythe: 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Folkestone and Hythe: 96%

The line marks the figure across Folkestone and Hythe.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 8DB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Folkestone and Hythe District Council's days for CT18 8DB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CT18 8DB on BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 8DB 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 8DB.

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 8DB: 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 8DB 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.

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Source: 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 8DB?

Homes in CT18 8 sold for a typical £382,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 36 sales, down 10% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£382,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£425,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £520,000 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £405,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £290,500 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 postcode

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

Homes sold in CT18 8DB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CT18 8DB 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 8DB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around CT18 8DB. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (23%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CT18 8DB

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 £1,693 (band A) to £5,078 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,539.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,693
Band Babout 60 (6%)£1,975
Band Cabout 180 (19%)£2,257
Band Dabout 240 (25%)£2,539
Band Eabout 180 (19%)£3,103
Band Fabout 110 (11%)£3,667
Band Gabout 150 (16%)£4,231
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,078

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

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 8DB is in (ONS area E01024550), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 8DB?

The nearest open schools to CT18 8DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT18 8DB, and how we find them

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 8DB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT18 8DB is Sandling Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandling Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Westenhanger Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Gatekeeper, 44 m away.

More stations near CT18 8DB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CT18 8DB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT18 8DB, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 8DB?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CT18 8DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Euroscan Charging Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.5 kmCycle
  • Eurotunnel - Public charging station Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 210 kW 2.7 kmCycle
  • Folkestone - Eurotunnel Terminal Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 150 kW 2.7 kmCycle

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.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CT18 8DB?

The nearest to the centre of CT18 8DB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 8DB?

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.

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 8DB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT18 8DB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 8DB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT18 8DB, 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.

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 8DB?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT18 8DB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 8DB in a conservation area?

The centre of CT18 8DB is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 8DB?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT18 8DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Other theft2 reports

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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CT18 8DB

Ward
North Downs West
Parish
Lyminge
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Etchinghill
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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