CT21 6NE postcode in Hythe, Kent

CT21 6NE is a postcode in Hythe, in the Hythe Rural 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 Very low flood risk 87 of 87 homes and businesses at very low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CT21 6NE can get it Across Folkestone and Hythe: 80% Typical price £330,000 Homes sold in CT21 6, last 12 months. ▲ 2.7% on the year before Nearest station Sandling 3.2 km in a straight line

Where CT21 6NE is, and what is near it

Map of CT21 6NE and what is near it Map of CT21 6NE: its centre point, with the 197 other postcodes in the CT21 6 sector, 4 schools (3 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 (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CT21 6FD: also in CT21 6CT21 6FP: also in CT21 6CT21 6FQ: also in CT21 6CT21 6FY: also in CT21 6CT21 6GY: also in CT21 6CT21 6HJ: also in CT21 6CT21 6JN: also in CT21 6CT21 6JP: also in CT21 6CT21 6JQ: also in CT21 6CT21 6JR: also in CT21 6CT21 6JS: also in CT21 6CT21 6JT: also in CT21 6CT21 6JU: also in CT21 6CT21 6JW: also in CT21 6CT21 6JX: also in CT21 6CT21 6JZ: also in CT21 6CT21 6LA: also in CT21 6CT21 6LB: also in CT21 6CT21 6LD: also in CT21 6CT21 6LG: also in CT21 6CT21 6LH: also in CT21 6CT21 6LL: also in CT21 6CT21 6LN: also in CT21 6CT21 6LP: also in CT21 6CT21 6LQ: also in CT21 6CT21 6LR: also in CT21 6CT21 6LS: also in CT21 6CT21 6LT: also in CT21 6CT21 6LW: also in CT21 6CT21 6LX: also in CT21 6CT21 6LY: also in CT21 6CT21 6LZ: also in CT21 6CT21 6NA: also in CT21 6CT21 6NB: also in CT21 6CT21 6ND: also in CT21 6CT21 6NG: also in CT21 6CT21 6NH: also in CT21 6CT21 6NJ: also in CT21 6CT21 6NL: also in CT21 6CT21 6NN: also in CT21 6CT21 6NP: also in CT21 6CT21 6NQ: also in CT21 6CT21 6NR: also in CT21 6CT21 6NS: also in CT21 6CT21 6NT: also in CT21 6CT21 6NU: also in CT21 6CT21 6NW: also in CT21 6CT21 6NX: also in CT21 6CT21 6PA: also in CT21 6CT21 6PB: also in CT21 6CT21 6PE: also in CT21 6CT21 6PH: also in CT21 6CT21 6PJ: also in CT21 6CT21 6PL: also in CT21 6CT21 6PN: also in CT21 6CT21 6PP: also in CT21 6CT21 6PQ: also in CT21 6CT21 6PR: also in CT21 6CT21 6PS: also in CT21 6CT21 6PT: also in CT21 6CT21 6PU: also in CT21 6CT21 6PW: also in CT21 6CT21 6PX: also in CT21 6CT21 6PY: also in CT21 6CT21 6PZ: also in CT21 6CT21 6QA: also in CT21 6CT21 6QB: also in CT21 6CT21 6QD: also in CT21 6CT21 6QE: also in CT21 6CT21 6QF: also in CT21 6CT21 6QG: also in CT21 6CT21 6QH: also in CT21 6CT21 6QL: also in CT21 6CT21 6QN: also in CT21 6CT21 6QP: also in CT21 6CT21 6QQ: also in CT21 6CT21 6QR: also in CT21 6CT21 6QS: also in CT21 6CT21 6QT: also in CT21 6CT21 6QU: also in CT21 6CT21 6QW: also in CT21 6CT21 6QX: also in CT21 6CT21 6QY: also in CT21 6CT21 6QZ: also in CT21 6CT21 6RA: also in CT21 6CT21 6RB: also in CT21 6CT21 6RD: also in CT21 6CT21 6SL: also in CT21 6 3 places, 2.0–2.7 kmSchool 2.3 kmSellindge Surgery 5.7 kmSchool 7.1 kmHythe CT21 6NE Map of CT21 6NE and what is near it Map of CT21 6NE: its centre point, with the 197 other postcodes in the CT21 6 sector, 4 schools (3 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 (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Westenhanger station 3.7 kmHythe CT21 6NE
  • CT21 6NE
  • Other postcodes in CT21 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 51.0630, longitude 1.0519)

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 CT21 6NE?

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 6NE?

Every home and business at CT21 6NE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CT21 6NE 100% Folkestone and Hythe 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CT21 6NE 100% Folkestone and Hythe 96%
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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 6NE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Folkestone and Hythe District Council's days for CT21 6NE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CT21 6NE 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 6NE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Very low risk

The Environment Agency counts 87 homes and businesses at CT21 6NE. 87 are in an area at very low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

87 homes and businesses at CT21 6NE Very low: 87

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 6NE: 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 6NE is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 22:48 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 22:48 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CT21 6NE?

Homes in CT21 6 sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, up 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£330,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£321,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £430,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £347,000 22 sales
  • Terraced £350,000 39 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £205,000 17 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 6NE

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in CT21 6NE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 June 2026. The middle sale was £225,000, from £195,000 to £242,375. Across CT21 6, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £330,000. 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 CT21 6NE

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at CT21 6NE. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CT21 6NE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around CT21 6NE. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (31%). 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 6NE

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 £3,103 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,257.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 150 (21%)£1,693
Band Babout 210 (29%)£1,975
Band Cabout 270 (37%)£2,257
Band Dabout 90 (12%)£2,539
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,103
Band Fwithheld£3,667
Band Gwithheld£4,231
Band Hfewer than 5£5,078

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 21% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 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 CT21 6NE is in (ONS area E01024529), 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 6NE?

The nearest open schools to CT21 6NE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CT21 6NE, 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 6NE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CT21 6NE 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 3.7 kmCycle
  • Hythe Station (RHDR) Underground, metro or tram 1.7 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St George's Place, 63 m away.

More stations near CT21 6NE, 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 6NE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CT21 6NE, 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 6NE?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CT21 6NE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 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 6NE?

The nearest to the centre of CT21 6NE, 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 6NE?

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 6NE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CT21 6NE, 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 6NE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CT21 6NE, 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 6NE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CT21 6NE 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 6NE in a conservation area?

The centre of CT21 6NE 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 6NE?

Police.uk records 19 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CT21 6NE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, bicycle theft 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 6NE

Ward
Hythe Rural
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

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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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