CT21 4PX postcode in Saltwood, Kent

CT21 4PX is a postcode in Saltwood, in the Hythe 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 at CT21 4PX can get it Across Folkestone and Hythe: 80% Typical price £460,000 Homes sold in CT21 4, last 12 months. ▲ 21.1% on the year before Nearest station Sandling 1.3 km in a straight line

Where CT21 4PX is, and what is near it

Map of CT21 4PX and what is near it Map of CT21 4PX: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the CT21 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CT21 4AB: also in CT21 4CT21 4AD: also in CT21 4CT21 4AE: also in CT21 4CT21 4AF: also in CT21 4CT21 4AG: also in CT21 4CT21 4AJ: also in CT21 4CT21 4AL: also in CT21 4CT21 4AN: also in CT21 4CT21 4AR: also in CT21 4CT21 4AS: also in CT21 4CT21 4AT: also in CT21 4CT21 4AU: also in CT21 4CT21 4BB: also in CT21 4CT21 4BD: also in CT21 4CT21 4BE: also in CT21 4CT21 4BG: also in CT21 4CT21 4BH: also in CT21 4CT21 4BJ: also in CT21 4CT21 4BP: also in CT21 4CT21 4BS: also in CT21 4CT21 4BT: also in CT21 4CT21 4BU: also in CT21 4CT21 4BX: also in CT21 4CT21 4BY: also in CT21 4CT21 4BZ: also in CT21 4CT21 4DD: also in CT21 4CT21 4DE: also in CT21 4CT21 4DF: also in CT21 4CT21 4DG: also in CT21 4CT21 4DH: also in CT21 4CT21 4DJ: also in CT21 4CT21 4DL: also in CT21 4CT21 4DN: also in CT21 4CT21 4DP: also in CT21 4CT21 4DQ: also in CT21 4CT21 4DR: also in CT21 4CT21 4DS: also in CT21 4CT21 4DW: also in CT21 4CT21 4DY: also in CT21 4CT21 4DZ: also in CT21 4CT21 4EA: also in CT21 4CT21 4EB: also in CT21 4CT21 4EH: also in CT21 4CT21 4EJ: also in CT21 4CT21 4EL: also in CT21 4CT21 4GP: also in CT21 4CT21 4HG: also in CT21 4CT21 4HJ: also in CT21 4CT21 4HL: also in CT21 4CT21 4HN: also in CT21 4CT21 4HP: also in CT21 4CT21 4JE: also in CT21 4CT21 4JH: also in CT21 4CT21 4JJ: also in CT21 4CT21 4PL: also in CT21 4CT21 4PP: also in CT21 4CT21 4PS: also in CT21 4CT21 4PT: also in CT21 4CT21 4PU: also in CT21 4CT21 4PY: also in CT21 4CT21 4PZ: also in CT21 4CT21 4QA: also in CT21 4CT21 4QB: also in CT21 4CT21 4QE: also in CT21 4CT21 4QG: also in CT21 4CT21 4QH: also in CT21 4CT21 4QJ: also in CT21 4CT21 4QN: also in CT21 4CT21 4QP: also in CT21 4CT21 4QQ: also in CT21 4CT21 4QS: also in CT21 4CT21 4QU: also in CT21 4CT21 4QX: also in CT21 4CT21 4QY: also in CT21 4CT21 4QZ: also in CT21 4CT21 4RA: also in CT21 4CT21 4SE: also in CT21 4CT21 4SF: also in CT21 4CT21 4SG: also in CT21 4 Westenhanger station 3.2 kmWhite House Surgery 4.8 kmTurner Free School 5.0 kmHythe CT21 4PX Map of CT21 4PX and what is near it Map of CT21 4PX: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the CT21 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Westenhanger station 3.2 kmHythe CT21 4PX
  • CT21 4PX
  • Other postcodes in CT21 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0811, longitude 1.0777)

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

Who looks after CT21 4PX?

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 CT21 4PX?

Every home and business at CT21 4PX can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CT21 4PX 100% Folkestone and Hythe 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CT21 4PX 100% Folkestone and Hythe 96%
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 CT21 4PX?

BinDayBuddy has not read Folkestone and Hythe District Council's days for CT21 4PX today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CT21 4PX 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 CT21 4PX 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 CT21 4PX.

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 CT21 4PX: 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 CT21 4PX 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 CT21 4PX?

Homes in CT21 4 sold for a typical £460,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 73 sales, up 21.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£460,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£380,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 21.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £501,000 42 sales
  • Semi-detached £397,500 17 sales
  • Terraced £270,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole CT21 district: a typical £365,000 from 253 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 CT21 4PX

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CT21 4PX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 July 2025. 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

What council tax band are homes near CT21 4PX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around CT21 4PX. 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 CT21 4PX

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 CT21 4PX 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 CT21 4PX?

The nearest open schools to CT21 4PX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT21 4PX, 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 CT21 4PX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT21 4PX is Sandling Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandling Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Westenhanger Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Hythe Station (RHDR) Underground, metro or tram 1.2 kmWalk

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Green, 83 m away.

More stations near CT21 4PX, 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 CT21 4PX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT21 4PX, 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 CT21 4PX?

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CT21 4PX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 950 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 6 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 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.

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 CT21 4PX?

The nearest to the centre of CT21 4PX, 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 CT21 4PX?

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 CT21 4PX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT21 4PX, 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 CT21 4PX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT21 4PX, 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 CT21 4PX?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT21 4PX 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 CT21 4PX in a conservation area?

The centre of CT21 4PX 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 CT21 4PX?

Police.uk records 78 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT21 4PX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour22 reports
Violence and sexual offences21 reports
Shoplifting14 reports
Public order4 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Other theft4 reports

Also: drugs 3, burglary 2, bicycle theft 2, vehicle crime 1, 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 CT21 4PX

Ward
Hythe
Parish
Saltwood
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Saltwood
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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CT21 4PU30 mCT21 4PZ30 mCT21 4PY40 mCT21 4PT70 mCT21 4PS100 mCT21 4QE100 m
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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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