CT20 3QA postcode in Folkestone, Kent

CT20 3QA is a postcode in Folkestone, in the Sandgate & West Folkestone ward of Folkestone and Hythe. It is in the Folkestone and Hythe 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Folkestone and Hythe: 80% Typical price £333,998 Homes sold in CT20 3, last 12 months. ▲ 1.2% on the year before Nearest station Folkestone West 150 m in a straight line

Where CT20 3QA is, and what is near it

Map of CT20 3QA and what is near it Map of CT20 3QA: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the CT20 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CT20 3BP: also in CT20 3CT20 3BS: also in CT20 3CT20 3FE: also in CT20 3CT20 3FU: also in CT20 3CT20 3HD: also in CT20 3CT20 3JR: also in CT20 3CT20 3LP: also in CT20 3CT20 3NA: also in CT20 3CT20 3NB: also in CT20 3CT20 3ND: also in CT20 3CT20 3NE: also in CT20 3CT20 3NF: also in CT20 3CT20 3NG: also in CT20 3CT20 3NH: also in CT20 3CT20 3NJ: also in CT20 3CT20 3NL: also in CT20 3CT20 3NN: also in CT20 3CT20 3NP: also in CT20 3CT20 3NQ: also in CT20 3CT20 3NR: also in CT20 3CT20 3NT: also in CT20 3CT20 3NW: also in CT20 3CT20 3NX: also in CT20 3CT20 3NY: also in CT20 3CT20 3PA: also in CT20 3CT20 3PB: also in CT20 3CT20 3PD: also in CT20 3CT20 3PE: also in CT20 3CT20 3PF: also in CT20 3CT20 3PG: also in CT20 3CT20 3PH: also in CT20 3CT20 3PJ: also in CT20 3CT20 3PL: also in CT20 3CT20 3PN: also in CT20 3CT20 3PP: also in CT20 3CT20 3PQ: also in CT20 3CT20 3PR: also in CT20 3CT20 3PS: also in CT20 3CT20 3PT: also in CT20 3CT20 3PU: also in CT20 3CT20 3PW: also in CT20 3CT20 3PX: also in CT20 3CT20 3PY: also in CT20 3CT20 3PZ: also in CT20 3CT20 3QB: also in CT20 3CT20 3QD: also in CT20 3CT20 3QE: also in CT20 3CT20 3QF: also in CT20 3CT20 3QG: also in CT20 3CT20 3QH: also in CT20 3CT20 3QJ: also in CT20 3CT20 3QL: also in CT20 3CT20 3QN: also in CT20 3CT20 3QP: also in CT20 3CT20 3QQ: also in CT20 3CT20 3QT: also in CT20 3CT20 3QU: also in CT20 3CT20 3QW: also in CT20 3CT20 3QX: also in CT20 3CT20 3QY: also in CT20 3CT20 3RF: also in CT20 3CT20 3RG: also in CT20 3CT20 3RL: also in CT20 3CT20 3RN: also in CT20 3CT20 3SA: also in CT20 3CT20 3SP: also in CT20 3CT20 3TH: also in CT20 3CT20 3TX: also in CT20 3CT20 3UJ: also in CT20 3 School 600 mSandgate Road 850 mManor Clinic 1.4 kmFolkestone CT20 3QA Map of CT20 3QA and what is near it Map of CT20 3QA: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the CT20 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Sandgate & West Folkestone CT20 3QA
  • CT20 3QA
  • Other postcodes in CT20 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 51.0834, longitude 1.1532)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CT20 3QA?

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 CT20 3QA?

Every home and business at CT20 3QA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 CT20 3QA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Folkestone and Hythe District Council's days for CT20 3QA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CT20 3QA 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 CT20 3QA 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 CT20 3QA.

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 CT20 3QA: 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 CT20 3QA 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 CT20 3QA?

Homes in CT20 3 sold for a typical £333,998 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 148 sales, up 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£333,998 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£330,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £414,998 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £352,500 54 sales
  • Terraced £305,000 36 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £197,500 28 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CT20 district: a typical £280,000 from 339 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 CT20 3QA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in CT20 3QA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 September 2025. The middle sale was £825,000, from £767,000 to £830,000. Across CT20 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £333,998. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at CT20 3QA

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CT20 3QA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CT20 3QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around CT20 3QA. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (27%). 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 CT20 3QA

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 £4,231 (band G); band G, the most common, is £4,231.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,693
Band Babout 120 (16%)£1,975
Band Cabout 90 (12%)£2,257
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,539
Band Eabout 80 (11%)£3,103
Band Fabout 160 (21%)£3,667
Band Gabout 210 (28%)£4,231
Band Hwithheld£5,078

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 27% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 20% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 CT20 3QA is in (ONS area E01024511), 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 CT20 3QA?

The nearest open schools to CT20 3QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT20 3QA, 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 CT20 3QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT20 3QA is Folkestone West Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Folkestone West Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Folkestone Central Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Nailbox, 125 m away.

More stations near CT20 3QA, 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 CT20 3QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT20 3QA, 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 CT20 3QA?

0 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CT20 3QA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS 1.4 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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near CT20 3QA?

The nearest to the centre of CT20 3QA, 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 CT20 3QA?

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 CT20 3QA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT20 3QA, 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 CT20 3QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT20 3QA, 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 CT20 3QA?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT20 3QA 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 CT20 3QA in a conservation area?

The centre of CT20 3QA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 CT20 3QA?

Police.uk records 276 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT20 3QA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences84 reports
Anti-social behaviour62 reports
Shoplifting35 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Other theft17 reports
Public order15 reports

Also: drugs 11, other crime 9, robbery 6, vehicle crime 5, bicycle theft 5, possession of weapons 5, burglary 4, theft from the person 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 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 CT20 3QA

Ward
Sandgate & West Folkestone
Parish
Folkestone
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Folkestone
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

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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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