CT18 8JR Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

CT18 8JR is a postcode in North Downs East, Folkestone and Hythe, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CT18 8JR, then scores the surrounding small area 59/100 - top 40% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CT18 8JR are safety and jobs, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for CT18 8JR is based on Folkestone and Hythe 002 Census 2021. It covers 10,090 residents, 776 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 41, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 72% owner-occupied, 16% privately rented, 11% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 6/10.

For property prices near CT18 8JR, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CT18 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £368k from 35 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near CT18 8JR by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near CT18 8JR; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.