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Affluence in CT20 3AF

How CT20 3AF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Folkestone Morehall & Sandgate
Council
Folkestone and Hythe
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,604 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CT20 3AF is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CT20 3AF area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Employment5.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Older people in low-income households6.0
  • Income7.0
  • Education and skills7.0
  • Health and disability7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
  • Crime8.0
  • Children in low-income families8.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£63,908
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
74%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

50.7% of adults in the CT20 3AF area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 34.1% are retired and 3.7% are full-time students.

CT20 3AFEngland
Employee, full-time26.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time11.5%11.9%
Self-employed12.7%9.5%
Unemployed2.4%2.9%
Full-time student3.7%7.9%
Retired34.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.3%4.1%
Other1.8%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

40.2% of adults in the CT20 3AF area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

CT20 3AFEngland
Higher managerial & professional16%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional24.1%19.9%
Intermediate14.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed13.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.7%5.3%
Semi-routine10%11.3%
Routine7%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%8.5%
Full-time students3.5%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

37.2% of adults in the CT20 3AF area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 15.6% have no qualifications.

CT20 3AFEngland
Degree level or above37.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent15.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.7%5.3%
Other qualifications3.2%2.8%
No qualifications15.6%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT20 3AF (Folkestone Morehall & Sandgate) (about 1,604 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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