Affluence in CT18 7RA
How CT18 7RA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkinge
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,011 (2024)
CT18 7RAFolkestone
How well off CT18 7RA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CT18 7RA area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Employment6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Income7.0
- Crime7.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
55.5% of adults in the CT18 7RA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 29% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
36.5% of adults in the CT18 7RA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28.3% of adults in the CT18 7RA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 14.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT18 7RA (Hawkinge) (about 2,011 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.