CT19 postcode area guide — Folkestone and Hythe

Where is CT19?

Broadband & internet speeds in CT19

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the CT19 postcode district (Folkestone and Hythe) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 635 postcodes Ofcom measures in CT19, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.1%.

Around 0% of premises in CT19 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in CT19

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Mobile signal around Folkestone and Hythe

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Folkestone And Hythe district (56,407 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CT19

Police recorded 399 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CT19 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in CT19

Based on 282 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CT19 is £270,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£270,000).

Latest recorded sales in CT19

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Folkestone and Hythe demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Folkestone and Hythe district (109,759 residents, 48,337 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CT19

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in CT19

190 rated food businesses operate in CT19. 142 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Age UK Folkestone, All Souls Church of England Primary School, American Shop, Aspendos Cheriton, B & M Retail Ltd.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CT19

From a sample of 278 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CT19 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Folkestone and Hythe

Landlines around CT19 typically use:

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What's it like living in CT19?

Postcodes in CT19

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.