CT21 5DF postcode in Hythe, Kent

CT21 5DF is a postcode in Hythe, 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 0% of homes and businesses at CT21 5DF can get it Across Folkestone and Hythe: 80% Typical price £335,000 Homes sold in CT21 5, last 12 months. ▼ 15.5% on the year before Nearest station Sandling 2.2 km in a straight line

Where CT21 5DF is, and what is near it

Map of CT21 5DF and what is near it Map of CT21 5DF: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the CT21 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CT21 5AB: also in CT21 5CT21 5AD: also in CT21 5CT21 5AG: also in CT21 5CT21 5AH: also in CT21 5CT21 5AJ: also in CT21 5CT21 5AL: also in CT21 5CT21 5AN: also in CT21 5CT21 5AQ: also in CT21 5CT21 5AS: also in CT21 5CT21 5AT: also in CT21 5CT21 5AU: also in CT21 5CT21 5AX: also in CT21 5CT21 5AY: also in CT21 5CT21 5BA: also in CT21 5CT21 5BB: also in CT21 5CT21 5BD: also in CT21 5CT21 5BE: also in CT21 5CT21 5BF: also in CT21 5CT21 5BG: also in CT21 5CT21 5BH: also in CT21 5CT21 5BJ: also in CT21 5CT21 5BN: also in CT21 5CT21 5BP: also in CT21 5CT21 5BQ: also in CT21 5CT21 5BS: also in CT21 5CT21 5BT: also in CT21 5CT21 5BW: also in CT21 5CT21 5BX: also in CT21 5CT21 5BY: also in CT21 5CT21 5BZ: also in CT21 5CT21 5DA: also in CT21 5CT21 5DD: also in CT21 5CT21 5DE: also in CT21 5CT21 5DG: also in CT21 5CT21 5DH: also in CT21 5CT21 5DJ: also in CT21 5CT21 5DL: also in CT21 5CT21 5DN: also in CT21 5CT21 5DP: also in CT21 5CT21 5DQ: also in CT21 5CT21 5DT: also in CT21 5CT21 5DU: also in CT21 5CT21 5DW: also in CT21 5CT21 5DX: also in CT21 5CT21 5DY: also in CT21 5CT21 5DZ: also in CT21 5CT21 5EA: also in CT21 5CT21 5EB: also in CT21 5CT21 5ED: also in CT21 5CT21 5EG: also in CT21 5CT21 5EH: also in CT21 5CT21 5EJ: also in CT21 5CT21 5EL: also in CT21 5CT21 5EN: also in CT21 5CT21 5EP: also in CT21 5CT21 5EQ: also in CT21 5CT21 5ER: also in CT21 5CT21 5ES: also in CT21 5CT21 5ET: also in CT21 5CT21 5EU: also in CT21 5CT21 5EW: also in CT21 5CT21 5EX: also in CT21 5CT21 5EY: also in CT21 5CT21 5EZ: also in CT21 5CT21 5FF: also in CT21 5CT21 5FH: also in CT21 5CT21 5FP: also in CT21 5CT21 5HA: also in CT21 5CT21 5HB: also in CT21 5CT21 5HD: also in CT21 5CT21 5HE: also in CT21 5CT21 5HG: also in CT21 5CT21 5HH: also in CT21 5CT21 5HL: also in CT21 5CT21 5HQ: also in CT21 5CT21 5HR: also in CT21 5CT21 5JB: also in CT21 5CT21 5JD: also in CT21 5CT21 5JG: also in CT21 5CT21 5JH: also in CT21 5CT21 5LE: also in CT21 5CT21 5LG: also in CT21 5CT21 5NF: also in CT21 5CT21 5NN: also in CT21 5CT21 5NR: also in CT21 5CT21 5NS: also in CT21 5CT21 5NT: also in CT21 5CT21 5NW: also in CT21 5 Sun Lane 700 mA charging point 900 mSchool 5.2 kmHythe CT21 5DF Map of CT21 5DF and what is near it Map of CT21 5DF: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the CT21 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Sun Lane 700 mA charging point 900 mWestenhanger station 3.7 kmSchool 5.2 kmHythe CT21 5DF
  • CT21 5DF
  • Other postcodes in CT21 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 2 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 51.0724, longitude 1.0774)

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 5DF?

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 5DF?

83% of the homes and businesses at CT21 5DF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CT21 5DF 0% Folkestone and Hythe 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CT21 5DF 83% 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 5DF?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CT21 5DF.

Check the bin days for CT21 5DF 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 5DF 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 5DF.

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 5DF: 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 5DF 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 5DF?

Homes in CT21 5 sold for a typical £335,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, down 15.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£335,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£396,475 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 15.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £640,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £385,000 20 sales
  • Terraced £310,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £160,000 25 sales

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 5DF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CT21 5DF 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 CT21 5DF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around CT21 5DF. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (29%). 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 5DF

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 B, the most common, is £1,975.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (20%)£1,693
Band Babout 360 (42%)£1,975
Band Cabout 200 (23%)£2,257
Band Dabout 70 (8%)£2,539
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£3,103
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,667
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,231
Band Hwithheld£5,078

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 29% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 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 CT21 5DF is in (ONS area E01024524), 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 5DF?

The nearest open schools to CT21 5DF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT21 5DF, 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 5DF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT21 5DF is Sandling Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandling Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Westenhanger Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Hythe Station (RHDR) Underground, metro or tram 400 mWalk

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Red Lion Square, 216 m away.

More stations near CT21 5DF, 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 5DF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT21 5DF, 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 5DF?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CT21 5DF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 100 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 900 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near CT21 5DF?

The nearest to the centre of CT21 5DF, 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 5DF?

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 5DF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT21 5DF, 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 5DF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT21 5DF, 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 5DF?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT21 5DF 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 5DF in a conservation area?

The centre of CT21 5DF 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 CT21 5DF?

Police.uk records 86 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT21 5DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences26 reports
Anti-social behaviour23 reports
Shoplifting14 reports
Other theft6 reports
Public order4 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 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 5DF

Ward
Hythe
Parish
Hythe
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Hythe
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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CT21 5EB40 mCT21 5DE40 mCT21 5ES70 mCT21 5ER70 mCT21 5AS70 mCT21 5DD100 m
All of CT21

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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